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CVE-2026-76721

Buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the affected interface of HPE Networking Instant ON that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to run arbitrary code on the underlying host.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 0.56%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.56%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the affected interface of HPE Networking Instant ON that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to run arbitrary code on the underlying host. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.

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
0.56% probability · 46th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Source
security-alert@hpe.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%30 September 2026: 0.56%26 October 2026: 0.56%30 September 202626 October 2026

EPSS moved from 0.6% on 30 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.