CVE-2026-79862

Buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the affected interface of AOS-10 or AOS-8 could allow an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to execute arbitrary code by sending specially crafted data to the affected interface. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.

CVSS v3 9.6 CRITICAL

9.6^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05162en_us&docLocale=en_US

Configurations

No configuration.

History

30 Oct 2026, 19:19

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CWE		CWE-120

23 Oct 2026, 20:17

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Summary	~~(en) No description provided~~	(en) Buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the affected interface of AOS-10 or AOS-8 could allow an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to execute arbitrary code by sending specially crafted data to the affected interface. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.

22 Oct 2026, 19:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-22 19:17

Updated : 2026-10-30 19:19

NVD link : CVE-2026-79862

Mitre link : CVE-2026-79862

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-79862

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-120

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

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