CVE-2026-73778: Vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) AOS-CX
A vulnerability exists in the Credential Manager component that may allow for unauthorized administrative access. An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability on a device in its factory-default or post-ZTP state before any administrator has configured credentials by providing a predictable factory-default password. Successful exploitation could result in full administrative control of the affected device during the initial setup process.
CVE-2026-73778: Vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) AOS-CX
Description
A vulnerability exists in the Credential Manager component that may allow for unauthorized administrative access. An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability on a device in its factory-default or post-ZTP state before any administrator has configured credentials by providing a predictable factory-default password. Successful exploitation could result in full administrative control of the affected device during the initial setup process.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.1high
Affected software
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- hpe
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-13T16:39:09.491Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a9737bdacd9273b492c518a
Added to database: 09/01/2026, 20:38:21 UTC
Last updated: 09/02/2026, 02:55:50 UTC
Views: 8
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