CVE-2026-44874

Medium [CVE-2026-44874] AOS-10: vulnerability exists in the web-based management interface of an AOS-10 Gateway that could allow an authenticated remote attacker to access sensitive files on the underlying operating system

CVE-2026-44874Source published May 12, 2026Source updated May 12, 2026

A vulnerability exists in the web-based management interface of an AOS-10 Gateway that could allow an authenticated remote attacker to access sensitive files on the underlying operating system. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in the disclosure of confidential system information, potentially enabling further attacks against the affected device.

Affected products in this advisory

• AOS-10

Source-reported affected versions

• AOS-10 10.7.0.0 through 10.7.2.2
• AOS-10 10.8.0.0
• AOS-10 10.4.0.0 through 10.4.1.10

Source-reported fixed versions

• AOS-10 10.8.0.1 or above
• AOS-10 10.7.2.3 or above
• AOS-10 10.4.1.11 or above

Mitigation guidance

• Upgrade affected HPE Aruba Networking devices to an applicable fixed release: AOS-10 10.8.0.1 or above, AOS-10 10.7.2.3 or above, AOS-10 10.4.1.11 or above.
• Upgrade Mobility Conductors, Controllers, and Gateways to one of the following AOS-10 or AOS-8 versions (as applicable) to resolve the vulnerabilities described in the details section: - AOS-10.8.x.x: 10.8.0.1 and above; - AOS-10.7.x.x: 10.7.2.3 and above; - AOS-10.4.x.x: 10.4.1.11 and above.

Workarounds

• To reduce the risk of exploitation, HPE Aruba Networking recommends restricting management interfaces to a dedicated Layer 2 segment or VLAN. In addition, Layer 3 firewall policies should be configured to limit access to UDP port 8444 exclusively to trusted infrastructure devices, such as managed access points (APs) and peer controllers.