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CVE-2026-23596

Unauthenticated Improper Access Control in management API allows unauthorized service disruption

Published: Feb 17, 2026Updated: Feb 28, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-400
6.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 84.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A vulnerability in the management API of the affected product could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to trigger service restarts. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to disrupt services and negatively impact system availability.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:AAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:AAttack Vector
Adjacent
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-400

Affected Products

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
commercial·USaka hpe, hewlett packard enterprise
aruba networking private 5g core
Hardware Firmware
HPE Aruba Networking Private 5G Core
Hardware Firmware

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05002en_us&docLocale=en_US
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