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title: "CVE-2026-76724: HPE Networking Instant ON APs - Command Injection"
description: "HPE Networking Instant ON APs contain a command injection caused by improper input handling in the CLI, letting unauthenticated adjacent attackers execute arbitrary commands as privileged users, exploit requires network adjacency."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-76724/
---

# CVE-2026-76724 HPE Networking Instant ON APs - Command Injection

HPE Networking Instant ON APs contain a command injection caused by improper input handling in the CLI, letting unauthenticated adjacent attackers execute arbitrary commands as privileged users, exploit requires network adjacency.

CVSS base score 9.6 /10

Critical

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

EPSS

1.02% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76724)

## Details

Type

Command Injection

Impact

Remote Code Execution

CVSS vector

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

Published

29 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-77](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/77.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest available version.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76724](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76724)
- [https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05150en\_us&docLocale=en\_US](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05150en_us&docLocale=en_US)

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