CVE-2026-76725 Authentication Bypass in a Management Protocol of HPE Networking Instant ON APs
An unauthenticated adjacent attacker can bypass authentication in HPE Instant ON APs to achieve remote code execution with elevated privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-76725?
CVE-2026-76725 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Instant ON, published on 29 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-76725?
How do I fix CVE-2026-76725?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-76725 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2026-76725 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-76725 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-377j-9995-vqp9.