Improper PAPI Packet handling leads to unauthorized access in HPE Networking Instant ON APs (Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Instant ON)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.21 % · percentile 11 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- hpe
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-287 — Improper Authentication
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N | hpe |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N | NVD · security-alert@hpe.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-89349
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-76730
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1238 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans HPE Aruba Networking Instant On · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) · Instant ON | affected 0.0.0.0 ≤ 3.4.1.0 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |