Authenticated Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in the API of AOS-S

published 2026-10-06 last mo. modified 2026-10-08 last mo. also EUVD-2026-93875

cvss: 8.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 20%
public exploits: 0; none known

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the API of AOS-S. Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated read-only user to escalate their privileges and gain administrative access to the affected system.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: last mo. (2026-10-07)

Exploit prediction

0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) AOS-Switch (AOS-S)

Classification

Weakness

CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

References

support.hpe.com /hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05156en_us&docLocale=en_US

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-76748
NVD CVE-2026-76748

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