# CVE-2026-44864: Aruba AOS SQL injection in CLI and management protocol

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-44864-aruba-aos-sql-injection-in-cli-and-management-protocol  
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-2026-44864 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.2 · Published 2026-05-12

Aruba AOS-8 and AOS-10 are operating systems used to manage enterprise network infrastructure such as wireless controllers and access points. A security flaw in the management interface allows an administrator to run unauthorized commands on the underlying system. While this requires existing administrative access, it could allow a malicious insider or a compromised admin account to take full control of the networking hardware and disrupt operations.

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-44864 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-44864 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-44864?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.2, published 12 May 2026.

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

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-44864?** 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-2026-44864 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in an operating system.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-44864?** Check whether anything you run is named in the advisory. 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 SQL injection vulnerabilities exist within the service components of Aruba AOS-8 and AOS-10. These flaws are accessible via the Command-Line Interface (CLI) and management protocols. The root cause is the failure to sanitize input parameters before passing them to backend database queries (CWE-89). An attacker must have authenticated administrative privileges to exploit these vulnerabilities. Successful exploitation allows for a pivot from SQL injection to arbitrary command execution on the underlying operating system, leading to a full compromise of the device's confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

## Affected products

- Aruba Networks (HPE) AOS-8
- Aruba Networks (HPE) AOS-10

## Timeline

- 2026-05-12: disclosed
- 2026-05-12: advisory

## 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)