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CVE-2026-73758: Vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) AOS-CX

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Medium
Published: 09/01/2026 (09/01/2026, 20:28:14 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Vendor/Project: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
Product: AOS-CX

Description

CVE-2026-73758 is a medium severity privilege escalation vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) AOS-CX. It affects certain versions of AOS-CX and allows an authenticated low privilege operator user to change the state of certain system settings via an API endpoint. The vulnerability does not impact confidentiality or availability but can impact integrity by unauthorized modification of settings.

CVSS v3.1

Score 6.5medium

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected software

Affected versions
=10.18.0000=10.17.0000=10.16.0000=10.13.0000=10.10.0000

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 09/07/2026, 22:08:23 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability exists in the API endpoint of HPE AOS-CX, where an authenticated user with low privilege can escalate their privileges to change certain system settings. The CVSS 3.1 score is 6.5 (medium) with vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N, indicating network attack vector, low attack complexity, required privileges are low, no user interaction needed, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact. The affected versions explicitly include 10.10.0000, 10.13.0000, 10.16.0000, 10.17.0000, and 10.18.0000. There is no indication of known exploits in the wild or available patches.

Potential Impact

An authenticated low privilege operator can change certain system settings, potentially leading to unauthorized configuration changes that affect system integrity. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability. No known active exploitation has been reported.

Mitigation Recommendations

No patch or official fix information is provided in the available data. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict access to the API endpoint to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious privilege escalation attempts.

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Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Osv Id
GHSA-4q8w-xjmm-fh9x
Osv Schema Version
1.4.0
Aliases
["CVE-2026-73758"]
Database Specific Severity
MODERATE
Cvss Version
3.1

Threat ID: 6a98457bacd9273b496ad894

Added to database: 09/02/2026, 15:49:15 UTC

Last enriched: 09/07/2026, 22:08:23 UTC

Last updated: 10/17/2026, 06:48:20 UTC

Views: 40

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