CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-79856

CriticalCVSS 9.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.61%

49th percentile - higher than 49% of all known CVEs

Summary

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the PAPI protocol of AOS-8 that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to circumvent existing authentication controls. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to gain administrative access, modify system configurations, and access or manipulate sensitive data.

Risk Assessment

Bypassing authentication lets an attacker gain administrative access and alter configuration and data, potentially leading to full device takeover.

Recommendation

Install the AOS-8 updates immediately and restrict access to the PAPI protocol to trusted management networks only.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the PAPI protocol of AOS-8 that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to circumvent existing authentication controls. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to gain administrative access, modify system configurations, and access or manipulate sensitive data.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS