CVE-2026-79842
CRITICAL 9.1An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in HPE Intelligent Management Center (iMC) prior to v7.3 E0713
ELEVATED IMPACT
Severe if exploited (CVSS 9.1), but no known exploitation and low modeled probability. Patch on a normal cadence.
Exploitation likelihood
0.3%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 26th percentile
○ In CISA KEV
○ Catalogued PoC
Impact if exploited
9.1CVSS 3.1 · CRITICAL
- ConfidentialityHigh
- IntegrityHigh
- AvailabilityNone
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept
No public PoC is currently catalogued.
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Data snapshot:
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-862: Missing Authorization
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
References and research data (JSON)
All CVSS metrics
- CRITICAL 9.1 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CRITICAL 9.1 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
References
Advisories
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-95262 EUVD · EUVD-2026-95262
Technical & other
- https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05157en_usCVE record · hpe · Updated 2026-10-08T20:37:57.878Z
NVD · CVE-2026-79842 · Updated 2026-10-10T04:18:16.127