Authorization Bypass Leading to Privilege Escalation in EdgeConnect SD-WAN Orchestrator

published 2026-09-15 54 d ago modified 2026-09-25 45 d ago also EUVD-2026-79196

cvss: 9.9; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 42%
public exploits: 0; none known

Privilege escalation vulnerabilities exist in the API of HPE Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN Orchestrator. Successful exploitation could allow a remote low-privileged authenticated user to escalate their privileges to those of an administrative user, leading to complete system compromise.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2

arubanetworks edgeconnect_sd-wan_orchestrator 9.4.11, 9.5.9, 9.6.4
hpe edgeconnect_operating_system 9.4.9.0, 9.5.9.0, 9.6.4.0

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 48 d ago (2026-09-21)

Exploit prediction

0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	9.9	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) EdgeConnect SD-WAN Gateways

Classification

Weakness

CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

References

support.hpe.com /hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05135en_us&docLocale=en_US
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-76669
NVD CVE-2026-76669

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Summary