# CVE-2026-76678

Authenticated privilege escalation to root on HPE EdgeConnect SD‑WAN gateways.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2026-76678
- CVSS: 8.8
- Known exploited: not in CISA KEV as of our last sync
- EPSS: 0.63% (percentile 50.0)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation none, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2026-09-21)
- Weakness: CWE-269
- Published: 2026-09-15

## Affected versions

- Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) EdgeConnect SD-WAN Gateways: affected <= 9.7.0.0; >= 9.6.0.0 and <= 9.6.3.1; >= 9.5.0.0 and <= 9.5.8.1; >= 9.4.0.0 and <= 9.4.8.2

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## Impact

Authenticated low‑priv attacker can escalate to root and execute arbitrary system commands, enabling full device compromise and network traffic manipulation.

## Action

Immediate action required

## Recommendation

Apply HPE advisory updates/mitigations; restrict API/admin access and monitor logs.

## References

- [other] https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05135en_us&docLocale=en_US

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