{"id":"CVE-2026-76678","title":"A vulnerability in the API endpoint of HPE Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN Gateways could allow a low-privilege authenticated remote attacker to escalate privileges","summary":"A vulnerability in the API endpoint of HPE Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN Gateways could allow a low-privilege authenticated remote attacker to escalate privileges. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may enable the attacker to …","severity":"high","cvss":8.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-269"],"vendor":"Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)","product":"EdgeConnect SD-WAN Gateways","affected":["edgeconnect_sd-wan_gateways >= 9.7.0.0 <= 9.7.0.0","edgeconnect_sd-wan_gateways >= 9.6.0.0 <= 9.6.3.1","edgeconnect_sd-wan_gateways >= 9.5.0.0 <= 9.5.8.1","edgeconnect_sd-wan_gateways >= 9.4.0.0 <= 9.4.8.2"],"published":"2026-09-15","updated":"2026-09-21","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-21T20:17:30.250","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76678","references":[{"url":"https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05135en_us&docLocale=en_US","label":"security-alert@hpe.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-09-21T19:53:28.226364Z"},"epss":0.00718,"epssPercentile":0.51965,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-15T19:42:58.828Z","slug":"CVE-2026-76678","body":"## Overview\n\nA vulnerability in the API endpoint of HPE Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN Gateways could allow a low-privilege authenticated remote attacker to escalate privileges. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may enable the attacker to execute arbitrary system commands with root privileges on the underlying operating system.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":49,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":48.4,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}