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HPE Intelligent Management Center (IMC): Schwachstelle ermöglicht Umgehen von Sicherheitsvorkehrungen

WID-SEC-2026-3835 · first 09.10.2026 · updated 09.10.2026 · CVSS 9,1

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What it is about

HP Intelligent Management Center ist eine Netzwerk Management Plattform. Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in HPE Intelligent Management Center (IMC) ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.

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

  • Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen

Am I affected?

Affected according to the BSI:

  • HPE Intelligent Management Center (IMC) <7.3 E0713

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

What helps?

Update to at least:

  • HPE Intelligent Management Center (IMC) 7.3 E0713

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-2026-79842

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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