---
id: CVE-2026-76711
title: >-
  A vulnerability exists in an Analytics and Location Engine (ALE) component
  where the impacted process improperly processes incoming socket connections
summary: >-
  A vulnerability exists in an Analytics and Location Engine (ALE) component
  where the impacted process improperly processes incoming socket connections.
  An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by
  providing spec…
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-20
vendor: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
product: ALE
affected:
  - ALE >= 0.0.0.0 <= 5.0.0.0
published: '2026-09-22'
updated: '2026-09-23'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-23T20:17:15.180'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76711'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05137en_us&docLocale=en_US
    label: security-alert@hpe.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-23T12:08:14.222488Z'
epss: 0.00465
epssPercentile: 0.37633
ingestedAt: '2026-09-22T20:10:15.109Z'
---

## Overview

A vulnerability exists in an Analytics and Location Engine (ALE) component where the impacted process improperly processes incoming socket connections. An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by providing specially crafted input during the connection process. Successful exploitation could result in unauthorized data injection.

## Remediation

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