CVE-2026-76730Improper PAPI Packet handling leads to unauthorized access in HPE Networking Instant ON APs
Updated under an hour ago ()
Does this affect you?
It affects Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Instant ON. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.
No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.
Do this next
Free account, 1 product
An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the PAPI protocol of HPE Networking Instant ON APs that could allow an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to circumvent existing authentication controls. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to circumvent certain existing authentication mechanisms and send unauthorized network traffic to the target device.
- CVSS
- 6.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-287
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- hpe
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Sep 30, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
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
- https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05150en_us&docLocale=en_US
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
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.