What is CVE-2026-23816?
A vulnerability in the command line interface of AOS-CX Switches could allow an authenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system.
The record classifies CVE-2026-23816 under weakness class CWE-78. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs high-privilege credentials, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 228 days ago.
Severity and exploitation probability
- CVSS v3.1 base score
- 7.2 — HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS (FIRST)
- 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68.0% of all scored CVEs
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- Threadlinqs priority
- 8.3/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- Published
- 2026-03-11
Is CVE-2026-23816 being exploited?
Weaponised exploit code for CVE-2026-23816 is publicly available. 1 public proof-of-concept repository is tracked for this identifier. It currently carries a trending score of 30 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.
- trickest/cve (trickest)
Affected products and versions
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE): AOS-CX
How to fix CVE-2026-23816
Vendor advisory: https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05027en_us&docLocale=en_US. Apply the vendor fix referenced above to every affected product listed in this record, then confirm the running version against the vendor advisory.
Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-23816
1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2026-23816, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.
- HPE Aruba AOS-CX Pre-Auth Admin Password Reset (CVE-2026-23813) — CRITICAL · 2026-03-17
Sources
Enriched from CVE.org, NVD, FIRST EPSS, GitHub Security Advisories, public proof-of-concept repositories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on . This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.