Administrator-authenticated code execution via PAPI stack overflow
Published May 12, 2026 · Updated May 12, 2026
Stack-based buffer overflows in HPE Aruba Networking AOS-8 and AOS-10 allow remote authenticated users to execute elevated code. HPE identifies several PAPI management service components reached through the command-line interface but does not disclose which request fields or copy operations exceed stack-buffer bounds. Administrative privileges and network access to the management interface are required; successful exploitation executes arbitrary code with elevated operating-system privileges.
Summary
What happened
Stack-based buffer overflows in HPE Aruba Networking AOS-8 and AOS-10 allow remote authenticated users to execute elevated code. HPE identifies several PAPI management service components reached through the command-line interface but does not disclose which request fields or copy operations exceed stack-buffer bounds. Administrative privileges and network access to the management interface are required; successful exploitation executes arbitrary code with elevated operating-system privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-44858
- Published
- May 12, 2026
- Updated
- May 12, 2026
- Vendor
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
- Product
- HPE Aruba Networking Wireless Operating System
- Classifications
- CWE-121, T1210
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 12, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 12, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=10.4.0.0 <=10.4.1.10
- Affected versionversion=10.7.0.0 <=10.7.2.2
- Affected versionversion=10.8.0.0
- Affected versionversion=8.10.0.0 <=8.10.0.21
- Affected versionversion=8.12.0.0 <=8.12.0.6
- Affected versionversion=8.13.0.0 <=8.13.1.1
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