CVE-2026-76725
Authentication Bypass in a Management Protocol of HPE Networking Instant ON APs
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Authentication Bypass in a Management Protocol of HPE Networking Instant ON APs
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-76725- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-89344
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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-89344- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-377j-9995-vqp9
A vulnerability has been identified in a management protocol of HPE Networking Instant ON APs...
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.
- Record
GHSA-377j-9995-vqp9- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-76725- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-76725 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.6) in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (hpe) Instant On, published September 29, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 24th percentile. No source names a fixed version.