HPE Analytics and Location Engine up to 5.0.0.0 hard-coded credentials

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A vulnerability has been found in HPE Analytics and Location Engine up to 5.0.0.0 and classified as very critical. This affects an unknown function. This manipulation causes hard-coded credentials. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-76708. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in HPE Analytics and Location Engine up to 5.0.0.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-798. The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability exists in the Analytics and Location Engine (ALE) where the application and underlying operating system use default, hard-coded credentials for several administrative and system accounts. An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by attempting to log in using these known default credentials. Successful exploitation could result in an attacker gaining unauthorized access to the application's management interface and the underlying operating system, potentially leading to full system compromise.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.hpe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-76708 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/22/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1110.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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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• HPE

Name

• Analytics and Location Engine

Version

• 5.0.0

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.hpe.com/

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