CVE-2026-76730

MEDIUMCVSS 6.5

Description

An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the PAPI protocol of HPE Networking Instant ON APs that could allow an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to circumvent existing authentication controls. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to circumvent certain existing authentication mechanisms and send unauthorized network traffic to the target device.

Timeline

Published:September 29th, 2026 8:17 PM

Last modified:September 30th, 2026 9:17 PM

CVSS Scoring

CVSS v3: 6.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-287

References & Reports

Advisories, patches, and third-party reports

https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05150en_us&docLocale=en_US

Source: NIST NVD · Data may lag official sources by up to one minute