---
id: CVE-2026-76689
title: >-
  A vulnerability exists in the configuration processing logic of the affected
  component where malformed input is improperly processed
summary: >-
  A vulnerability exists in the configuration processing logic of the affected
  component where malformed input is improperly processed. An authenticated
  remote attacker with administrative privileges could exploit this
  vulnerability by pro…
severity: high
cvss: 7.2
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-121
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: '2026-09-22'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-22T15:17:14.377'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76689'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05135en_us&docLocale=en_US
    label: security-alert@hpe.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00852
epssPercentile: 0.56415
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-22T14:14:10.966279Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-15T19:42:58.825Z'
---

## Overview

A vulnerability exists in the configuration processing logic of the affected component where malformed input is improperly processed. An authenticated remote attacker with administrative privileges could exploit this vulnerability by providing specially crafted configuration data. Successful exploitation could result in a stack-based buffer overflow, potentially leading to remote code execution with root privileges or a denial of service due to a system crash.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.