Description
A vulnerability exists in the Analytics and Location Engine (ALE) where the application and underlying operating system use default, hard-coded credentials for several administrative and system accounts. An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by attempting to log in using these known default credentials.

Successful exploitation could result in an attacker gaining unauthorized access to the application's management interface and the underlying operating system, potentially leading to full system compromise.
Published: 2026-09-22
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Hewlett Packard Enterprise (hpe)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (hpe) ale
Vendors & Products Hewlett Packard Enterprise (hpe)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (hpe) ale

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-798

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Description A vulnerability exists in the Analytics and Location Engine (ALE) where the application and underlying operating system use default, hard-coded credentials for several administrative and system accounts. An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by attempting to log in using these known default credentials. Successful exploitation could result in an attacker gaining unauthorized access to the application's management interface and the underlying operating system, potentially leading to full system compromise.
Title Unauthenticated Remote Unauthorized Access Vulnerability in HPE Networking Analytics and Location Engine (ALE)
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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Hewlett Packard Enterprise (hpe) Ale
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hpe

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-23T20:02:09.616Z

Reserved: 2026-08-19T16:12:27.185Z

Link: CVE-2026-76708

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-23T12:03:50.783Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-09-22T20:17:06.620

Modified: 2026-09-23T21:17:02.813

Link: CVE-2026-76708

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-23T09:12:23Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-798

    Use of Hard-coded Credentials