CVE-2026-23822

Published: May 12, 2026Modified: Jun 17, 2026

5.3

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.6 / Impact: 3.6

Source: security-alert@hpe.com (Secondary)

Description

A vulnerability in the XML handling component of AOS-8 DHCP services could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to trigger a denial-of-service condition. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to cause excessive resource consumption upon user interaction, leading to service disruption or reduced availability of the affected system. NOTE: This vulnerability only impacts Access Points running AOS Instant 8.x.x.x

Related CWEs

CWE-776

Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs ('XML Entity Expansion')

The product uses XML documents and allows their structure to be defined with a Document Type Definition (DTD), but it does not properly control the number of recursive definitions of entities.

References (1)

https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05049en_us&docLocale=en_US

Source: security-alert@hpe.com

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