# CVE-2026-23816 — Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) AOS-CX

> As of 2026-03-11, CVE-2026-23816 is a HIGH-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) AOS-CX, CVSS v3.1 7.2, EPSS 1.2% (68.0th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2026-23816, most recently “HPE Aruba AOS-CX Pre-Auth Admin Password Reset (CVE-2026-23813)”.

**Last updated:** 2026-03-11

## 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](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cwe/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](https://github.com/trickest/cve/blob/main/2026/CVE-2026-23816.md) (trickest)

## Affected products and versions

- [Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/vendors/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](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)](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0240) — 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 2026-10-11. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

**Other references**

- [support.hpe.com](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05027en_us&docLocale=en_US)

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-23816
Full detection coverage and IOCs for threats exploiting CVE-2026-23816 via the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp