What is CVE-2026-79820?

CVE-2026-79820 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE Integrated Lights-Out (Ilo) 7, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2026-10-05.

How severe is CVE-2026-79820?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE Integrated Lights-Out (Ilo) 7

CVE-2026-79820

A remote user validation failure vulnerability exists in HPE Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) 7 firmware.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2026-10-05 · last modified 2026-10-05.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE Integrated Lights-Out (Ilo) 7 — versions 1.25.00

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-79820?: CVE-2026-79820 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE Integrated Lights-Out (Ilo) 7, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2026-10-05.
How severe is CVE-2026-79820?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.