CVE-2026-73740: Vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Fabric Composer
Description
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in HPE Networking Fabric Composer could allow an authenticated privileged user on the underlying host to elevate their user privileges to those of a higher role. A successful exploit allows the attacker to change the state of certain settings of 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 Fabric Composer 7.0.0 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, potentially impacting system integrity. The CVSS v3.1 vector indicates local attack vector, low complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact. There is no known exploit in the wild and no vendor-provided patch or mitigation details at this time.
Potential Impact
An attacker with existing privileged access on the host can elevate their privileges further, allowing modification of critical system settings. This could lead to unauthorized configuration changes affecting system integrity. There is no direct confidentiality or availability impact reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict privileged user access to trusted personnel and monitor for unauthorized configuration changes.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- hpe
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-13T16:38:10.812Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a972d24acd9273b49215727
Added to database: 09/01/2026, 19:53:08 UTC
Last enriched: 09/07/2026, 14:16:59 UTC
Last updated: 10/17/2026, 18:48:22 UTC
Views: 61
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