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CVE-2026-76708

A vulnerability exists in the Analytics and Location Engine (ALE) where the application and underlying operating system use default, hard-coded credentials for several administrative and system accounts.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 0.59%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.59%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

A vulnerability exists in the Analytics and Location Engine (ALE) where the application and underlying operating system use default, hard-coded credentials for several administrative and system accounts. An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by attempting to log in using these known default credentials. Successful exploitation could result in an attacker gaining unauthorized access to the application's management interface and the underlying operating system, potentially leading to full system compromise.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.59% probability · 48th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-798
Affected
arubanetworks/analytics and location engine
Source
security-alert@hpe.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%23 September 2026: 0.65%26 October 2026: 0.59%23 September 202626 October 2026

EPSS moved from 0.7% on 23 September 2026 to 0.6% on 26 October 2026.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.