CVE-2026-79870

An authentication bypass vulnerability in the PAPI protocol of AOS-8 could allow an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to circumvent existing authentication controls. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to gain administrative access, modify system configurations, access or manipulate sensitive data, and disrupt network operations.

CVSS 3.1

9.6CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 18% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

Published

2026-10-22

Modified

2026-10-23

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-24

References

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

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