An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the PAPI protocol of HPE Networking Instant ON APs that could allow an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to circumvent existing authentication controls. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to circumvent certain existing authentication mechanisms and send unauthorized network traffic to the target device.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) | Instant ON | affected |
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Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:45:00 +0000
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| Description | An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the PAPI protocol of HPE Networking Instant ON APs that could allow an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to circumvent existing authentication controls. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to circumvent certain existing authentication mechanisms and send unauthorized network traffic to the target device. | |
| Title | Improper PAPI Packet handling leads to unauthorized access in HPE Networking Instant ON APs | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: hpe
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-29T19:28:46.184Z
Reserved: 2026-08-19T16:13:18.140Z
Link: CVE-2026-76730
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