# CVE-2026-76670: HPE EdgeConnect SD-WAN Orchestrator API privilege escalation

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-76670-privilege-escalation-vulnerabilities-exist-in-the-api-of-hpe  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-09-15. Updated: 2026-09-26  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-76670 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.9 · Published 2026-09-15

HPE EdgeConnect SD-WAN Orchestrator is a network management platform that controls wide-area network connectivity across enterprises. A privilege escalation vulnerability in its API allows authenticated users with low-level access to gain administrative control of the system, potentially compromising all network traffic and connected infrastructure managed by the orchestrator.

Technologies: [Hpe EdgeConnect SD-WAN Orchestrator](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/hpe-edgeconnect-sd-wan-orchestrator). Vendors: [Hpe](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/hpe).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-76670 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-76670 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-76670?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.9, published 15 September 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** HPE EdgeConnect SD-WAN Orchestrator.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-76670?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-76670 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-76670?** Check whether you run Hpe EdgeConnect SD-WAN Orchestrator. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

The vulnerability exists in the API of EdgeConnect SD-WAN Orchestrator and allows privilege escalation from a low-privileged authenticated user to administrative level. An authenticated remote attacker can exploit this flaw to achieve complete system compromise. The vulnerability has been reported with a CVSS score of 9.9, indicating critical severity.

## Affected products

- HPE EdgeConnect SD-WAN Orchestrator

## Timeline

- 2026-09-15: disclosed

## References

- [https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05135en_us&docLocale=en_US](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05135en_us&docLocale=en_US)

## Related threats

- [HPE EdgeConnect SD-WAN Orchestrator privilege escalation in API endpoint](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-76687-a-vulnerability-in-the-api-endpoint-of-hpe-networking-edgeconnect)
- [HPE EdgeConnect SD-WAN Orchestrator API privilege escalation](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-76669-privilege-escalation-vulnerabilities-exist-in-the-api-of-hpe)