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CVE-2026-76725

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.

Scores

9.6
CVSS 9.6 out of 10, critical severity.
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The facts

Published
29 September 2026
Last changed
1 October 2026
NVD status
Awaiting Analysis
Severity
Critical, CVSS 9.6 out of 10 (version 3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
Known exploited
Not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue in this build.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days (percentile 23).

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