Authorization Bypass Leading to Privilege Escalation in HPE Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN Gateways

published 2026-09-15 54 d ago modified 2026-09-28 42 d ago also EUVD-2026-79203

cvss: 8.8; 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 45%
public exploits: 0; none known

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the API of EdgeConnect SD-WAN Gateways. Successful exploitation could allow a remote low-privileged authenticated user to achieve administrative privilege on the web-management interface 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

0.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/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-2026-76677
NVD CVE-2026-76677

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Summary