What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-23596?

CVE-2026-23596 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

Which versions of Aruba Networking Private 5g Core are affected by CVE-2026-23596?

CVE-2026-23596 presents notable security risk, a resource exhaustion vulnerability rated CVSS 6.5. Service availability could be impacted.. A patch is available.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2026-23596?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Vendor patch is available.

Aruba Networking Private 5g Core CVE-2026-23596

MEDIUM

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)

2026-02-17 security-alert@hpe.com

Denial Of Service Aruba Networking Private 5g Core

6.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.5 MEDIUM

AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 12, 2026 - 21:55 vuln.today

Patch released

Feb 28, 2026 - 01:30 nvd

Patch available

CVE Published

Feb 17, 2026 - 21:22 nvd

MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionCVE.org

A vulnerability in the management API of the affected product could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to trigger service restarts. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to disrupt services and negatively impact system availability.

AnalysisAI

Unauthenticated attackers can trigger service restarts through the management API in Aruba Networking Private 5G Core, causing denial of service and disrupting system availability. This network-adjacent vulnerability requires no authentication or user interaction and has a publicly available patch to remediate the issue.

Technical ContextAI

Classified as CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption). Affects Aruba Networking Private 5G Core. A vulnerability in the management API of the affected product could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to trigger service restarts. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to disrupt services and negatively impact system availability.