A vulnerability in HPE Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN Gateways could allow an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to conduct a denial of service attack. (CVE-2026-76696)
A vulnerability in HPE Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN Gateways allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service. Exploiting this flaw can crash the system and prevent it from rebooting without manual intervention, disrupting network operations. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5, indicating a medium severity level.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-76696 describes a denial of service vulnerability in HPE Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN Gateways. An unauthenticated attacker with adjacent network access can exploit this flaw to crash the device, causing it to become unresponsive and requiring manual reboot. This impacts availability but does not affect confidentiality or integrity. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption).
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in denial of service by crashing the SD-WAN Gateway device, preventing it from rebooting automatically and disrupting network availability. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or workaround information is provided in the available data.
A vulnerability in HPE Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN Gateways could allow an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to conduct a denial of service attack. (CVE-2026-76696)
Description
A vulnerability in HPE Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN Gateways allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service. Exploiting this flaw can crash the system and prevent it from rebooting without manual intervention, disrupting network operations. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5, indicating a medium severity level.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-76696 describes a denial of service vulnerability in HPE Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN Gateways. An unauthenticated attacker with adjacent network access can exploit this flaw to crash the device, causing it to become unresponsive and requiring manual reboot. This impacts availability but does not affect confidentiality or integrity. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption).
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in denial of service by crashing the SD-WAN Gateway device, preventing it from rebooting automatically and disrupting network availability. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or workaround information is provided in the available data.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-52wg-pq5c-f82w
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-76696"]
- Database Specific Severity
- MODERATE
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aaa07e555bf5e2cf5ea3407
Added to database: 09/16/2026, 03:07:17 UTC
Last enriched: 09/16/2026, 04:48:09 UTC
Last updated: 09/16/2026, 05:01:23 UTC
Views: 2
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