A local privilege escalation vulnerability in HPE Networking Fabric Composer could allow an authenticated privileged user on the underlying host to… (CVE-2026-73740)
Description
CVE-2026-73740 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in HPE Networking Fabric Composer. It allows an authenticated privileged user on the underlying host to elevate their privileges to a higher role, enabling changes to certain system settings. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.4, indicating medium severity. No specific affected versions or patches are currently documented. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.4medium
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in HPE Networking Fabric Composer permits an authenticated privileged user on the host system to escalate their privileges to a higher role. Exploitation enables the attacker to modify the state of certain system settings. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N) reflects a local attack requiring high privileges with low complexity and no user interaction, impacting integrity but not confidentiality or availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker with existing privileged access on the host can elevate their privileges further, potentially altering system settings that could affect system integrity. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability reported. This could lead to unauthorized configuration changes within the affected system.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no patch or workaround information is provided, monitor official HPE advisories for updates and apply any official fixes once available.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-vgfp-9cvm-xmx2
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-73740"]
- Database Specific Severity
- MODERATE
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
Threat ID: 6a984581acd9273b496adb33
Added to database: 09/02/2026, 15:49:21 UTC
Last enriched: 09/07/2026, 21:43:51 UTC
Last updated: 10/18/2026, 06:48:19 UTC
Views: 44
Community Reviews
0 reviewsCrowdsource mitigation strategies, share intel context, and vote on the most helpful responses. Sign in to add your voice and help keep defenders ahead.
Want to contribute mitigation steps or threat intel context? Sign in or create an account to join the community discussion.
Actions
Updates to AI analysis require Pro Console access. Upgrade inside Console → Billing.
Need more coverage?
Upgrade to Pro Console for AI refresh and higher limits.
For incident response and remediation, OffSeq services can help resolve threats faster.
Latest Threats
Check if your credentials are on the dark web
Instant breach scanning across billions of leaked records. Free tier available.