CVE-2026-73714: Vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Fabric Composer
Description
A sensitive information disclosure vulnerability exists in the API of HPE Networking Fabric Composer. Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated low privilege operator user to access data beyond what is authorized by the user's existing privilege level, potentially leading to further unauthorized access.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.6high
Affected software
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
Fabric Composer
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in HPE Fabric Composer's API allows an authenticated user with low privilege to access sensitive information beyond their authorization scope. The issue is classified under CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management). The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.6, indicating high severity, with network attack vector, low attack complexity, and no user interaction required. The impact includes high confidentiality loss, low integrity loss, and low availability loss. The affected version is exactly 7.0.0. No vendor advisory or patch is currently available, and the product is not a cloud service.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information beyond the privileges of a low privilege operator user. This may facilitate further unauthorized access or actions within the affected system. The confidentiality impact is high, while integrity and availability impacts are low.
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 any suspicious activity related to privilege escalation or unauthorized data access.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- hpe
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-13T16:36:38.746Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a972d1facd9273b492156a3
Added to database: 09/01/2026, 19:53:03 UTC
Last enriched: 09/07/2026, 13:56:53 UTC
Last updated: 10/17/2026, 06:48:20 UTC
Views: 59
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