Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-76708 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-76708 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-76708?
- Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 22 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- HPE Analytics and Location Engine.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-76708?
- 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-2026-76708 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-76708?
- Check whether you run Arubanetworks Location Engine or Hpe Analytics and Location Engine. 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 Analytics and Location Engine contains hardcoded default credentials in multiple administrative and system accounts accessible without authentication. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by attempting login with known default credentials to gain direct access to both the management interface and underlying operating system. Successful authentication provides unrestricted command execution and full system control.
Affected products
- HPE Analytics and Location Engine
Timeline
- 2026-09-22: disclosed