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HPE Integrated Lights-Out: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Privilegieneskalation

WID-SEC-2026-3756 · first 06.10.2026 · updated 06.10.2026 · CVSS 9,0

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What it is about

HP Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) ist eine Server-Management Technologie bzw. wird es als Out-of-Band-Management-Technologie eingesetzt. Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in HPE Integrated Lights-Out ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen.

Under what conditions?

Over the network and without logging in. This is the most dangerous combination: attackers can scan reachable devices automatically.

What can happen in the worst case

An attacker could use the vulnerability to

  • seine Privilegien zu erhöhen

Am I affected?

Affected according to the BSI:

  • HPE Integrated Lights-Out 7 <1.25.01

The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.

What helps?

Update to at least:

  • HPE Integrated Lights-Out 7 1.25.01

Is the vulnerability already being exploited?

None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.

Information and sources

CVE: CVE-2026-79820

Source: BSI warning and information service (CERT-Bund); CISA. The assessment of the conditions is my reading of the BSI text; the external pages are in their original language.

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