HPE EdgeConnect SD-WAN Gateways up to 9.4.10/9.5.8/9.6.3/9.7.0 Web-based Management Interface improper authentication

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A vulnerability marked as very critical has been reported in HPE EdgeConnect SD-WAN Gateways up to 9.4.10/9.5.8/9.6.3/9.7.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Web-based Management Interface. This manipulation causes improper authentication. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-76688. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability has been found in HPE EdgeConnect SD-WAN Gateways up to 9.4.10/9.5.8/9.6.3/9.7.0 and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Web-based Management Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Vulnerabilities have been identified in the web-based management interface of EdgeConnect SD-WAN Orchestrator that could potentially allow an unauthenticated remote actor to circumvent existing authentication controls. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to gain administrative privileges leading to complete compromise of the EdgeConnect SD-WAN Orchestrator host.

The advisory is shared at support.hpe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-76688 since 08/19/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/15/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Type

• Network Management Software

Vendor

• HPE

Name

• EdgeConnect SD-WAN Gateways

Version

• 9.0
• 9.1
• 9.2
• 9.3
• 9.4
• 9.4.0
• 9.4.1
• 9.4.2
• 9.4.3
• 9.4.4
• 9.4.5
• 9.4.6
• 9.4.7
• 9.4.8
• 9.4.9
• 9.4.10
• 9.5
• 9.5.0
• 9.5.1
• 9.5.2
• 9.5.3
• 9.5.4
• 9.5.5
• 9.5.6
• 9.5.7
• 9.5.8
• 9.6
• 9.6.0
• 9.6.1
• 9.6.2
• 9.6.3
• 9.7.0

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.hpe.com/

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