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
EPSS: 0.008 (52.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
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
- security-alert@hpe.com (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.