# CVE-2026-44857: HPE Aruba Networking AOS stack overflow in management services

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-44857-hpe-aruba-networking-aos-stack-overflow-in-management-services  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-05-12. Updated: 2026-05-14  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-44857 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.2 · Published 2026-05-12

HPE Aruba Networking AOS-8 and AOS-10 are operating systems used to manage enterprise wireless and wired network infrastructure. A security vulnerability in the management interface could allow an authorized administrator to bypass security controls and take full control of the underlying system. While this requires existing administrative access, it could be used by a malicious insider or a compromised account to gain deeper, persistent access to the network hardware.

Technologies: [HPE Aruba Networking AOS-10](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/aos-10), [HPE Aruba Networking AOS-8](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/aos-8). Vendors: [HPE Aruba Networking](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/hpe-aruba-networking).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-44857 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-44857 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-44857?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.2, published 12 May 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** HPE Aruba Networking AOS-8; HPE Aruba Networking AOS-10.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-44857?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-44857 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in an operating system.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-44857?** Check whether you run HPE Aruba Networking AOS-10 or HPE Aruba Networking AOS-8. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

Multiple stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities (CWE-121) exist within the management service components of AOS-8 and AOS-10. These vulnerabilities are reachable via the command-line interface (CLI). An attacker must be authenticated with high (administrative) privileges to exploit the flaw. By sending specially crafted requests to the affected services, an attacker can trigger the overflow to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on the underlying operating system. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-44857 and was reported by HPE.

## Affected products

- HPE Aruba Networking AOS-8
- HPE Aruba Networking AOS-10

## Timeline

- 2026-05-12: disclosed: Initial disclosure by HPE and NVD publication.
- 2026-05-13: advisory: CISA-ADP enrichment and CWE-121 association.

## References

- [https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05048en_us&docLocale=en_US](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05048en_us&docLocale=en_US)

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