# CVE-2026-76708: Unauthenticated Remote Unauthorized Access Vulnerability in HPE Networking Analytics and Location Engine (ALE)

> Unauthenticated attackers can use hard-coded default credentials to gain unauthorized access to the HPE ALE management interface and underlying operating system.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 23 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xfrf-hcm4-q67f

## What is CVE-2026-76708?

CVE-2026-76708 is a critical vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ALE, published on 22 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability exists in the Analytics and Location Engine (ALE) where the application and underlying operating system use default, hard-coded credentials for several administrative and system accounts. An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by attempting to log in using these known default credentials.

Successful exploitation could result in an attacker gaining unauthorized access to the application's management interface and the underlying operating system, potentially leading to full system compromise.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-76708?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Arubanetworks Analytics and Location Engine.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-76708?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-76708 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-76708 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-76708 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ALE

- [CVE-2026-76709](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-76709/): Unauthenticated Remote Arbitrary File Write Vulnerability in HPE Networking Analytics and Location Engine (ALE) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-76710](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-76710/): Information disclosure in ALE (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2026-76711](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-76711/): Unauthenticated Remote Data Injection Vulnerability in HPE Networking Analytics and Location Engine (ALE) (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2026-76712](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-76712/): Information disclosure in ALE (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2026-76713](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-76713/): Authenticated Remote File System Access Vulnerability in HPE Networking Analytics and Location Engine (ALE) (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-76708 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-76708 is a critical vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ALE, published on 22 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-76708 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ALE. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-76708/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-76708/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-76708
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76708
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-76708

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-76708/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.