Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in HPE Networking Instant ON
CVE-2026-76732

6.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

HP (HP)

Status
Instant On
Vendor
CVE Published:
29 September 2026

What is CVE-2026-76732?

A local privilege escalation vulnerability has been identified in the daemon component of HPE Networking Instant ON. If specific preconditions outside the control of an attacker are met, a local user may exploit this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution with elevated root privileges. This poses a significant risk, as it can lead to unauthorized access and manipulation of critical system functions.

Affected Version(s)

Instant ON 0.0.0.0 <= 3.4.1.0

References

https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpe...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Internal security research (HPE Networking).
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