CVE-2026-73747: Vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Fabric Composer
Description
A local privilege-escalation vulnerability has been discovered in HPE Networking Fabric Composer. Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated low privilege operator user with local access to elevate their user privileges and make limited modifications on the affected system.
CVSS v3.1
Score 2.5low
Affected software
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
Fabric Composer
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-73747 is a local privilege-escalation vulnerability in HPE Networking Fabric Composer version 7.0.0. It allows an authenticated low privilege operator user with local access to elevate their privileges and perform limited unauthorized modifications. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management). The CVSS v3.1 base score is 2.5, reflecting low impact with high attack complexity and no user interaction required. No official remediation or patch has been published as of the data provided.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated low privilege operator user with local access to elevate their privileges and make limited modifications on the affected system. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability. The overall impact is low.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or remediation level is provided, monitor for vendor updates and restrict local access to trusted users only.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- hpe
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-13T16:38:10.813Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a972d26acd9273b4921574c
Added to database: 09/01/2026, 19:53:10 UTC
Last enriched: 09/07/2026, 14:17:39 UTC
Last updated: 10/15/2026, 06:48:18 UTC
Views: 78
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