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CVE-2026-73730 (GCVE-0-2026-73730)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-01 19:47 – Updated: 2026-09-02 18:57
VLAI
Title
Authenticated Privilege Escalation via Broken Access Control in HPE Networking Fabric Composer API
Summary
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the API of HPE Networking Fabric Composer. Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated low privilege operator user to change the state of certain settings of a vulnerable system.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-02 16:20 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Fabric Composer Affected: 7.0.0 , ≤ 7.3.3 (semver)
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Credits
This vulnerability was discovered by internal security research at HPE Networking.
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