Critical severity · published Sep 29, 2026
CVE-2026-76725
Authentication Bypass in a Management Protocol of HPE Networking Instant ON APs
9.6
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 24% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
Instant ON · Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
0.0.0.0 through 3.4.1.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76725
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-76725
support.hpe.com
https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05150en_us&docLocale=en_US
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