CVE-2026-73702: Vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Fabric Composer
Description
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the API of HPE Networking Fabric Composer. Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated low privilege operator user to escalate their permissions to those of an administrative user, leading to complete system compromise.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
Fabric Composer
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-73702) affects HPE Fabric Composer version 7.0.0. It is a privilege escalation flaw in the product's API that enables an authenticated user with low privilege operator rights to gain administrative privileges. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization). No vendor advisory or patch information is currently provided, and the product is not a cloud service, so remediation depends on vendor updates.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authenticated low privilege operator user to escalate their permissions to administrative level, resulting in complete system compromise. This includes full control over the affected system, potentially impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system and its data.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict access to the Fabric Composer API to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to privilege escalation attempts.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- hpe
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-13T16:35:39.126Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a972992acd9273b491cb19c
Added to database: 09/01/2026, 19:37:54 UTC
Last enriched: 09/07/2026, 13:48:55 UTC
Last updated: 10/14/2026, 18:48:23 UTC
Views: 57
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