CVE-2026-44858
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedStack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities exist in several underlying management service components accessed through the command-line interface of the AOS-8 and AOS-10 Operating Systems. An authenticated attacker with administrative privileges could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending specially crafted requests to the affected services. Successful exploitation could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on the underlying operating system.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceStack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities in management service components accessed through the CLI of Aruba AOS-8 and AOS-10 operating systems allow an authenticated attacker with administrative privileges to send specially crafted requests and achieve arbitrary code execution with elevated system privileges.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 6.5.4.0, < 8.10.0.22>= 8.11.0.0, < 8.12.0.7>= 8.13.0.0, < 8.13.1.2>= 10.4.0.0, < 10.4.1.11>= 10.5.0.0, < 10.7.2.3>= 8.6.0.4-2.2.0.0, <= 8.6.0.4-2.2.0.7>= 8.7.0.0-2.3.0.0, <= 8.7.0.0-2.3.0.9CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed ArubaOS versionRun 'show version' or 'show system information' in the CLI to display the active firmware versionAffected if The displayed version falls within any of these ranges: >= 6.5.4.0 and < 8.10.0.22; OR >= 8.11.0.0 and < 8.12.0.7; OR >= 8.13.0.0 and < 8.13.1.2; OR >= 10.4.0.0 and < 10.4.1.11; OR >= 10.5.0.0 and < 10.7.2.3
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Identify installed SD-WAN versionRun 'show version' or 'show sd-wan version' in the CLI to display the active SD-WAN firmware versionAffected if The displayed version falls within these ranges: >= 8.6.0.4-2.2.0.0 through <= 8.6.0.4-2.2.0.7; OR >= 8.7.0.0-2.3.0.0 through <= 8.7.0.0-2.3.0.9
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Confirm CLI access is enabledCheck if SSH or console CLI access is configured by running 'show ip ssh' or examining management interface settingsAffected if CLI access is enabled and reachable over network (SSH on port 22) or console
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Verify administrative user accounts existRun 'show user-database' or 'show aaa authentication local' to list administrative accounts configured on the deviceAffected if One or more administrative accounts with privileges to access management service CLI are present
You are affected if your device runs ArubaOS or SD-WAN versions within the affected ranges listed above AND the CLI management service is accessible with administrative credentials.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped8.10.0.228.12.0.78.13.1.2
Apply Aruba-supplied security patches for AOS-8 and AOS-10; until patches are available, limit CLI access to trusted administrative users only and monitor for suspicious CLI activity.
ArubaOS: 8.10.0.22+, 8.12.0.7+, 8.13.1.2+, or 10.4.1.11+ | SD-WAN: version > 8.6.0.4-2.2.0.7 or > 8.7.0.0-2.3.0.9
- 1. Identify the currently installed ArubaOS or SD-WAN version by running 'show version' or 'show controller' commands
- 2. For ArubaOS 8.10.x: Upgrade to version 8.10.0.22 or later
- 3. For ArubaOS 8.11.x-8.12.x: Upgrade to version 8.12.0.7 or later
- 4. For ArubaOS 8.13.x: Upgrade to version 8.13.1.2 or later
- 5. For ArubaOS 10.4.x: Upgrade to version 10.4.1.11 or later
- 6. For SD-WAN 8.6.0.4-2.2.0.x: Upgrade to a version higher than 8.6.0.4-2.2.0.7
- 7. For SD-WAN 8.7.0.0-2.3.0.x: Upgrade to a version higher than 8.7.0.0-2.3.0.9
- 8. Download the appropriate upgrade image from support.hpe.com
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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