CVE-2026-73726

A vulnerability has been identified in the underlying operating system of HPE Networking Fabric Composer that could potentially allow an unauthenticated adjacent actor to circumvent existing authentication controls. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to gain administrative access, modify system configurations, and access or manipulate sensitive data.

CVSS v3 6.8 MEDIUM

6.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05133en_us&docLocale=en_US	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:arubanetworks:fabric_composer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-09-01 20:17

Updated : 2026-09-02 16:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-73726

Mitre link : CVE-2026-73726

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-73726

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Products Affected

arubanetworks

fabric_composer

CWE

CWE-306

Missing Authentication for Critical Function

CWE-287

Improper Authentication

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