CVE-2026-73739: Vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Fabric Composer
Description
A vulnerability exists in the API of HPE Networking Fabric Composer that allows for an attacker with administrative privileges to access sensitive information in a cleartext format. A successful exploit allows an attacker to retrieve sensitive information that was expected to remain protected within the affected system.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.4medium
Affected software
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
Fabric Composer
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in HPE Networking Fabric Composer's API permits an attacker who already has administrative privileges to retrieve sensitive information in an unencrypted form. The flaw is categorized under CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information). The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.4, reflecting a medium impact primarily due to confidentiality loss without integrity or availability impact. The attack vector is local (AV:L), requiring low attack complexity (AC:L) and high privileges (PR:H), with no user interaction needed (UI:N).
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information that was expected to remain protected. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The vulnerability requires administrative privileges, limiting the attack surface to privileged users.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or workaround is currently documented, organizations should monitor HPE advisories for updates. Restrict administrative access to trusted personnel and consider additional controls to protect sensitive information until a fix is available.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- hpe
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-13T16:37:26.897Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a972d24acd9273b49215725
Added to database: 09/01/2026, 19:53:08 UTC
Last enriched: 09/07/2026, 14:16:54 UTC
Last updated: 10/16/2026, 18:48:23 UTC
Views: 69
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