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Security · Updated 23 Oct, 06:18 pm IST

HPE patches 72 ArubaOS flaws including eight max-severity RCE and auth bypass

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Why it matters for readers: It explains a recent security fix for widely used Wi‑Fi and network devices and why immediate patching matters.

  • The update fixes 72 vulnerabilities in ArubaOS used across Aruba Networking enterprise wireless infrastructure.1
  • Eight of the flaws are maximum-severity and allow authentication bypass and remote code execution without privileges or user interaction.1
  • Affected software includes multiple AOS-8 and AOS-10 versions running on conductors, access points, controllers, and gateways.1
  • HPE recommends restricting CLI and web-based management interfaces to dedicated VLANs or firewall-controlled segments and tracking/accounting user activity.1

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