CVE-2026-79873

Unauthenticated Adjacent Authentication Bypasses in the PAPI Protocol of AOS-10 Leads to Unauthorized Administrative Access

Published Oct 22, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 9.3 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Authentication bypass vulnerabilities in the PAPI protocol of AOS-10 could allow an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to circumvent existing authentication controls. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to gain administrative access, modify system configurations, and access or manipulate sensitive data on affected devices.

Remediation

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Advisories

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History
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Weaknesses CWE-287
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-287
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description No description provided Authentication bypass vulnerabilities in the PAPI protocol of AOS-10 could allow an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to circumvent existing authentication controls. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to gain administrative access, modify system configurations, and access or manipulate sensitive data on affected devices.
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Hpe
Hpe aos
Vendors & Products Hpe
Hpe aos
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Weaknesses CWE-287
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description No description provided
Title Unauthenticated Adjacent Authentication Bypasses in the PAPI Protocol of AOS-10 Leads to Unauthorized Administrative Access
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
hpe
Published
Updated
Nov 2, 2026, 2:23 PM
Reserved
Aug 25, 2026, 2:48 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Oct 22, 2026, 7:17 PM
Modified
Nov 2, 2026, 3:17 PM