---
id: CVE-2026-76725
title: >-
  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
summary: >-
  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…
severity: critical
cvss: 9.6
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'
vendor: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
product: Instant ON
affected:
  - instant_on >= 0.0.0.0 <= 3.4.1.0
published: '2026-09-29'
updated: '2026-09-29'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-29T21:39:02.570'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76725'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05150en_us&docLocale=en_US
    label: security-alert@hpe.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-09-29T19:44:04.157Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

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