Authentication Bypass in a Management Protocol of HPE Networking Instant ON APs

published 2026-09-29 40 d ago modified 2026-10-01 39 d ago also EUVD-2026-89344

cvss: 9.6; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 24%
public exploits: 0; none known

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.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 40 d ago (2026-09-30)

Exploit prediction

0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	9.6	CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Instant ON

Classification

Weakness

CWE-287 Improper Authentication

References

support.hpe.com /hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05150en_us&docLocale=en_US

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-76725
NVD CVE-2026-76725

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Summary