Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-76748 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-76748 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-76748?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 6 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- HPE AOS-S.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-76748?
- 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-2026-76748 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in an operating system.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-76748?
- Check whether you run Hpe AOS-S. 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
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the AOS-S API that allows an authenticated, read-only user to escalate to administrative privileges. The vulnerability requires valid authentication but no additional preconditions. Successful exploitation grants full administrative access to the affected system.
Affected products
- HPE AOS-S
Timeline
- 2026-10-06: disclosed