CVE-2026-76732 (GCVE-0-2026-76732)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-29 19:28 – Updated: 2026-10-01 03:55
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Authenticated Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in a Daemon of HPE Networking Instant ON
Summary
A local privilege-escalation vulnerability has been discovered in the affected daemon of HPE Networking Instant ON. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a local attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution with root privileges if certain preconditions are met outside of the attacker's control.
Severity
6.4 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-30 00:00 UTC
CWE
- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) | Instant ON |
Affected:
0.0.0.0 , ≤ 3.4.1.0
(semver)
|
guessed |
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