What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-23816?

CVE-2026-23816 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.2 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2026-23816?

Within 24 hours: Inventory all AOS-CX switches in production and restrict CLI access to trusted administrative networks only. Within 7 days: Implement network segmentation to isolate switch management interfaces and enforce multi-factor authentication for all administrative accounts. Within 30 days: Monitor vendor advisories for patch availability and establish a maintenance window for immediate deployment upon release.

CVE-2026-23816

HIGH

OS Command Injection (CWE-78)

2026-03-11 security-alert@hpe.com

Command Injection RCE

7.2

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.2 HIGH

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 12, 2026 - 22:06 vuln.today

CVE Published

Mar 11, 2026 - 04:17 nvd

HIGH 7.2

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

AnalysisAI

Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands on AOS-CX Switches through improper input validation in the CLI, potentially compromising network infrastructure. This command injection flaw (CWE-78) affects high-privileged users with network access and carries a CVSS score of 7.2, with no patch currently available.

Technical ContextAI

Classified as CWE-78 (OS Command Injection). Affects the command line component of command line interface of AOS-CX Switches. 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.