Buffer overflow in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Aos-Cx
CVE-2026-44880
A buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the command line interface of AOS-CX. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an remote low-privileged user to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (54.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 54.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Aos-Cx — versions 10.17.0000, 10.16.0000, 10.13.0000
- HPE Aruba Cx 10000-48y6c \(R8p13a\)
- HPE Aruba Cx 10000-48y6c \(R8p14a\)
- HPE Aruba Cx 10000-48y6c \(S0f98a\)
- HPE Aruba Cx 10040 32p \(S4r54a\)
- HPE Aruba Cx 10040 32p \(S4r55a\)
- HPE Aruba Cx 10040 32p \(S4r56a\)
- HPE Aruba Cx 10040 \(S4r58a\)
- HPE Aruba Cx 4100i 12-Port \(Jl817a\)
- HPE Aruba Cx 4100i 24-Port \(Jl818a\)
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-44880?
- CVE-2026-44880 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Aos-Cx, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-07-21.
- How severe is CVE-2026-44880?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.