CVE-2026-73711

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Privilege Escalation in HPE Networking Fabric Composer API

Publication date: 2026-09-01

Last updated on: 2026-09-01

Assigner: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)

Description

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the API endpoint of HPE Networking Fabric Composer. Successful exploitation could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to gain administrative privileges leading to complete compromise of the HPE Networking Fabric Composer host.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-09-01

Last Modified

2026-09-01

Generated

2026-09-02

AI Q&A

2026-09-02

EPSS Evaluated

N/A

NVD

CVE-2026-73711

EUVD

EUVD-2026-69438

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
hpe	networking_fabric_composer	*

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Exploitability

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CWE ID	Description
CWE-UNKNOWN

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Executive Summary

This is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the API endpoint of HPE Networking Fabric Composer. An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit it to gain administrative privileges, potentially leading to full compromise of the host system.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, an attacker could take complete control of the HPE Networking Fabric Composer host, allowing them to manipulate configurations, access sensitive data, or disrupt operations.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain administrative privileges, which could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data. This may violate compliance requirements under GDPR (data protection) and HIPAA (healthcare data security) by enabling unauthorized data access or modification.

Mitigation Strategies

Immediately restrict access to the HPE Networking Fabric Composer API endpoint to trusted networks or IP addresses. Disable or block unauthenticated access to the vulnerable API endpoint until a patch is applied.

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