CVE-2026-76748: Vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) AOS-Switch (AOS-S)
Description
CVE-2026-76748 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the API of Hewlett Packard Enterprise's AOS-Switch (AOS-S). An authenticated user with read-only access could exploit this flaw to gain administrative privileges on the affected system. This vulnerability affects versions from 16.11.0000 up to and including 16.11.0031. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 8.8, indicating high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, and no user interaction required. Confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts are all high.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
AOS-Switch (AOS-S)
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Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2026-76748 in HPE AOS-Switch (AOS-S) API allows an authenticated read-only user to escalate privileges to administrative level. This security flaw affects versions >=16.11.0000 and <=16.11.0031. The CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8 reflects a high-severity issue exploitable remotely with low complexity and no user interaction. Successful exploitation compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. The vendor has not provided explicit patch or remediation details in the input data.
Potential Impact
An attacker with authenticated read-only access can escalate privileges to administrative level, potentially gaining full control over the affected AOS-Switch system. This could lead to complete compromise of system confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict read-only user access to trusted personnel only and monitor for suspicious activity related to privilege escalation attempts.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- hpe
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-19T16:14:02.299Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ac549bb2cdf04f656d5e84a
Added to database: 10/06/2026, 19:19:23 UTC
Last enriched: 10/06/2026, 19:33:11 UTC
Last updated: 10/06/2026, 19:34:38 UTC
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