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HPE Fabric Composer CVE-2026-73713

| EUVDEUVD-2026-69440 HIGH
Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269)
2026-09-01 hpe GHSA-mwww-vcqh-25fc
7.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: hpe
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7.8 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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7.8 HIGH

Local foothold with low privileges suffices to reach root; no interaction needed; full CIA impact on the host OS aligns with root code execution.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVSS VectorVendor: hpe

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Metadata Corrected
Sep 01, 2026 - 20:40 vuln.today
tag: RCE removed
Analysis Generated
Sep 01, 2026 - 20:24 vuln.today
CVE Published
Sep 01, 2026 - 19:46 cve.org
HIGH 7.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Local privilege-escalation vulnerabilities have been discovered in HPE Networking Fabric Composer. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow a local attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution with root privileges on the underlying operating system of the affected system.

AnalysisAI

Local privilege escalation in HPE Networking Fabric Composer allows an attacker with low-level local access to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the host operating system. The CVSS vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N) confirms exploitation requires only a local foothold with minimal privileges - no user interaction or elevated rights needed beyond initial system access. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires an existing local authenticated session on the HPE Fabric Composer host system with at minimum low-privilege OS credentials (consistent with PR:L in the CVSS vector). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 7.8 High score is grounded in a realistic threat model: local access with low privileges escalating to root. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation Consult the HPE security bulletin (https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05133en_us&docLocale=en_US) for the patched release version and upgrade instructions, as no specific fixed version number was included in the provided data. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

Recommended ActionAI

Within 24 hours: Identify all Fabric Composer deployments and document current versions; immediately restrict console and SSH access to only essential administrators; enable comprehensive logging of all login attempts and command execution. …

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