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CVE-2026-73701 (GCVE-0-2026-73701)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-01 19:31 – Updated: 2026-09-02 15:12
VLAI
Title
Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution in HPE Networking Fabric Composer
Summary
An unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability exists in the underlying operating system of HPE Networking Fabric Composer and could be exploited if certain preconditions outside of the attacker's control are met. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system, leading to complete compromise of the HPE Networking Fabric Composer host.
Severity
9 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-02 15:11 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
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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