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AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Local access and low-privilege account both required; high complexity and limited integrity-only impact align with the description of constrained privilege elevation.
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CVSS VectorVendor: hpe
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1DescriptionCVE.org
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.
AnalysisAI
Local privilege escalation in HPE Networking Fabric Composer allows an authenticated low-privilege operator with physical or shell access to elevate user privileges and make limited modifications to the affected system. The CVSS vector (AV:L/AC:H/PR:L) confirms this requires both local system access and a low-privilege operator account, and the high attack complexity suggests non-trivial preconditions must be met. …
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Vulnerability AssessmentAI
| Exploitation | Exploitation requires three simultaneous conditions: (1) the attacker must hold a valid, authenticated low-privilege operator account in HPE Fabric Composer (PR:L), (2) the attacker must have local access to the Composer host system (AV:L - not remotely exploitable), and (3) high attack complexity (AC:H) conditions must be met, suggesting specific system states, timing, or non-default prerequisites. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | Real-world risk is low. … 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 | Apply the patch or upgrade to the fixed version as specified in HPE Security Bulletin HPESBNW05133en_US, available at https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05133en_us&docLocale=en_US. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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External POC / Exploit Code
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EUVD-2026-69473
GHSA-j46j-g6q9-q865