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ArubaosOperating system · Arubanetworks

CVE-2026-44871

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-05-12
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 8.10.0.22 / 8.12.0.7 or later.
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94/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable Zero-click

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 · unedited
Command injection vulnerabilities exist in the command line interface (CLI) service accessed by the PAPI protocol of AOS-8 and AOS-10 Operating Systems. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an authenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands 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 confidence

Command injection vulnerabilities exist in the CLI service accessed via the PAPI protocol on Aruba AOS-8 and AOS-10 operating systems. An authenticated remote attacker can inject and execute arbitrary operating system commands by sending specially crafted requests through the PAPI interface.

MitigationApply vendor-supplied patches for AOS-8 and AOS-10 when released. Until patches are available, restrict network access to the PAPI management interface to trusted administrative IPs only and review all accounts with PAPI access.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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
ArubaosOperating system
Affected:>= 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
Sd WanApplication
Affected:>= 8.6.0.4-2.2.0.0, <= 8.6.0.4-2.2.0.7>= 8.7.0.0-2.3.0.0, <= 8.7.0.0-2.3.0.9

CVSS 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
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify the installed ArubaOS version
    Run 'show version' or 'show system information' from the CLI console to retrieve the exact firmware version
    Affected if The version falls within any of the affected ranges: AOS-8 (6.5.4.0 to 8.10.0.21, 8.11.0.0 to 8.12.0.6, 8.13.0.0 to 8.13.1.1) or AOS-10 (10.4.0.0 to 10.4.1.10, 10.5.0.0 to 10.7.2.2)
  2. Identify the installed SD-WAN version
    Run 'show version' on SD-WAN devices or check the management console for the firmware build number
    Affected if The version is between 8.6.0.4-2.2.0.0 and 8.6.0.4-2.2.0.7, or between 8.7.0.0-2.3.0.0 and 8.7.0.0-2.3.0.9
  3. Verify PAPI service status
    Run 'show process papi' or check the process list for 'papi' daemon running on the controller
    Affected if The PAPI process is running and listening on the management interface
  4. Check PAPI network exposure
    Review access control lists and firewall rules for UDP port 8211 (PAPI default port). Use 'show ip access-list' and check management interface bindings
    Affected if PAPI (port 8211/UDP) is accessible from untrusted networks or management interface is bound to non-loopback addresses without IP restrictions
  5. Confirm PAPI authentication configuration
    Run 'show running-config | include papi' or check the PAPI section in the management configuration
    Affected if PAPI access is enabled for administrative accounts without additional IP-based access restrictions

You are affected if your Aruba device runs a version within the affected ranges AND the PAPI service is enabled and reachable from your network.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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 · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 8.10.0.22 / 8.12.0.7 / 8.13.1.2 or later
Fixed in 8.10.0.228.12.0.78.13.1.2
Interim mitigation

Apply vendor-supplied patches for AOS-8 and AOS-10 when released. Until patches are available, restrict network access to the PAPI management interface to trusted administrative IPs only and review all accounts with PAPI access.

Recommended fix High confidence

ArubaOS: 8.10.0.22+ / 8.12.0.7+ / 8.13.1.2+ / 10.4.1.11+ ; SD-WAN: 8.6.0.4-2.2.0.8+ / 8.7.0.0-2.3.1.0+

  1. 1. Identify the currently installed ArubaOS or SD-WAN version by running 'show version' or checking the device management interface.
  2. 2. For ArubaOS 8.10.x deployments: upgrade to version 8.10.0.22 or later.
  3. 3. For ArubaOS 8.11.x deployments: upgrade to version 8.12.0.7 or later (may require passing through 8.12.0.0).
  4. 4. For ArubaOS 8.13.x deployments: upgrade to version 8.13.1.2 or later.
  5. 5. For ArubaOS 10.4.x deployments: upgrade to version 10.4.1.11 or later.
  6. 6. For SD-WAN 8.6.0.4-2.2.0.x deployments: upgrade to version 8.6.0.4-2.2.0.8 or later.
  7. 7. For SD-WAN 8.7.0.0-2.3.0.x deployments: upgrade to version 8.7.0.0-2.3.1.0 or later.
  8. 8. Verify the upgrade was successful by confirming the new version with 'show version'.
Caveat Review Aruba release notes for your specific version path for any migration considerations; command injection fix may affect CLI behavior for certain edge case commands

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Arubaos Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
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