---
title: "CVE-2026-76742: AOS-S - Authentication Bypass"
description: "AOS-S contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the web management interface, letting unauthenticated remote attackers gain unauthorized access, exploit requires no special conditions."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-76742/
---

# CVE-2026-76742 AOS-S - Authentication Bypass

AOS-S contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the web management interface, letting unauthenticated remote attackers gain unauthorized access, exploit requires no special conditions.

CVSS base score 9.8 /10

Critical

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.59% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76742)

## Details

Type

Authentication Bypass

Impact

Broken Authentication

CVSS vector

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

Published

6 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-269](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/269.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version of AOS-S.

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-2026-76742](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76742)
- [https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05156en\_us&docLocale=en\_US](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05156en_us&docLocale=en_US)

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- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
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