CVE-2026-76670
Authorization Bypass Leading to Privilege Escalation in EdgeConnect SD-WAN Orchestrator
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 40th percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
Steps
Written by AI from the record- Check whether your organization uses EdgeConnect SD-WAN Gateways and identify all accounts with basic access.
- Ask your vendor or IT provider whether CVE-2026-76670 affects your installed deployment; no fixed version has been published.
- Until a vendor fix is available, remove unnecessary basic-user accounts and restrict management-system access to trusted administrators and networks.
- Review administrator-account changes, new user accounts, and unexpected network configuration changes for signs of misuse.
What it is
From the CVE record
Privilege escalation vulnerabilities exist in the API of HPE Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN Orchestrator. Successful exploitation could allow a remote low-privileged authenticated user to escalate their privileges to those of an administrative user, leading to complete system compromise.
In plain language
Written by AI from the recordCVE-2026-76670 lets someone with a basic account take full control of EdgeConnect SD-WAN Gateways, so affected businesses should treat it as urgent.
Authenticated remote privilege escalation in EdgeConnect SD-WAN Gateways allows a low-privileged user to bypass authorization checks and perform administrator actions.
If you're affected
- Full network management takeover
- Unauthorized network changes
- Service disruption
- Sensitive traffic exposure
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
0.5% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 40th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
- Attention now
Rising, driven by in-the-wild reports.
Lifecycle
9 events over 10 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Record updated
- OpenVAS check added
- Record updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped, record updated
Affected products
Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Scored 9.9 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required LowRequires basic user-level privileges
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope ChangedThe exploit can affect other components (e.g. sandbox escape, host compromise from VM)
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
- Privilege EscalationT1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationhigh confidence
Sources
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