Critical HPE Vulnerabilities Allow Remote Attackers to Achieve Complete System Compromise
HPE patched critical EdgeConnect SD-WAN flaws, including CVSS 9.8 unauthenticated API bypass and gateway RCE, enabling full system compromise.
HPE Security Bulletin HPESBNW05135 covers critical flaws in EdgeConnect SD-WAN Orchestrator and Gateways: CVE-2026-76669 and CVE-2026-76670 (CVSS 9.9 authorization bypass/privilege escalation), CVE-2026-76672 (CVSS 9.9, leaks third-party API tokens and credentials), CVE-2026-76673 (CVSS 9.8, unauthenticated Orchestrator API authentication bypass granting administrative privileges), and CVE-2026-76674 (CVSS 9.8, unauthenticated buffer overflow enabling arbitrary code execution on gateways). Fixes are available in ECOS 9.7.1.0/9.6.4.0/9.5.9.0/9.4.9.0 and Orchestrator 9.7.1/9.6.4/9.5.9/9.4.11 or later. HPE reported no public exploit code or active exploitation at publication and recommends isolating management interfaces on a dedicated VLAN.
CVE-2026-73749: HPE ArubaOS-CX RCE
HPE patched CVE-2026-73749, a critical unauthenticated remote code execution flaw in ArubaOS-CX network switch software; affected devices need prompt updates.
HPE released patches for CVE-2026-73749, a critical unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in HPE Aruba Networking AOS-CX switch operating system. Published details are limited, but the flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute code on affected AOS-CX devices. Administrators running ArubaOS-CX should prioritize applying HPE's update.