CVE-2026-79873

critical

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.

References

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

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-108373

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-10-22

Updated: 2026-11-02

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.3

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

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00246