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Critical 9.6Published Sep 29, 2026

CVE-2026-76725Authentication Bypass in a Management Protocol of HPE Networking Instant ON APs

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It affects Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Instant ON. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, higher than 23% of scored CVEs.

A vulnerability has been identified in a management protocol of HPE Networking Instant ON APs that could allow an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to circumvent existing authentication controls. Successful exploitation could result in a complete bypass of security restrictions, potentially leading to remote code execution with elevated privileges.

CVSS
9.6 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-287
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
0.32% (percentile 23)
Assigned by
hpe
NVD analysis
Awaiting Analysis
Record last updated
Oct 1, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Instant ON
hewlett_packard_enterprise_hpe:instant_on (from the name)
from 0.0.0.0 through 3.4.1.0
CNA record

References

The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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