Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain low-privileged local access to Fabric Composer
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ExploitInvoke affected API to bypass authorization
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ExecutionWrite arbitrary files to configured remote servers
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ImpactTamper with managed downstream host integrity
Vulnerability Assessment
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires the attacker to already have local, low-privileged access to the HPE Networking Fabric Composer system (CVSS AV:L, PR:L) - there is no remote or unauthenticated path in the supplied data. The impact is further gated by configuration: the arbitrary file write targets remote servers that have been configured on the affected system, so a Fabric Composer instance with no such remote servers configured has a reduced blast radius. The available sources do not describe the internal mechanism of the authentication/authorization bypass or name a specific feature toggle, so the exact triggering condition beyond 'local low-privileged access to the affected API' is not described in the available sources. Limiting factors for defenders: no network vector, a required pre-existing local account, and dependence on remote servers being configured. |
| Impact | This is a moderate-priority, not emergency, issue. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N) describes a local attacker who already holds low-privilege access to the affected HPE Networking Fabric Composer system - not a remotely reachable flaw - which materially constrains who can exploit it. The scope change (S:C) with I:H/C:N/A:N reflects that the real damage lands on OTHER systems: the attacker abuses the Fabric Composer API to write arbitrary files to remote servers configured on the appliance, so the integrity impact is lateral rather than local. No EPSS score, CISA KEV listing, or PoC reference was supplied in the input, so there is no signal of active or probable exploitation; exploitation status is therefore 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' The vuln.today decision label is 'this_month,' consistent with a real-but-bounded issue rather than an act-now emergency. The chief conflict to flag: the description calls this an 'authentication bypass' and names an 'API,' yet the vector requires PR:L (already-authenticated low privileges) and AV:L (local) - the bypass is of an internal authorization control reachable by a local low-privileged user, not a pre-auth network bypass. Treat it as a privilege/trust-boundary escalation available to existing local users, and verify the exact access prerequisite with HPE's advisory. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A local user with low privileges on an HPE Networking Fabric Composer instance invokes the affected API to bypass its authorization check and write attacker-controlled files to remote servers that the appliance is configured to manage. By placing files on those downstream servers, the attacker can tamper with managed-host configuration or state. No public exploit code or PoC reference was provided in the input. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Nov 03, 2026
Local low-privileged users on HPE Networking Fabric Composer can bypass authentication in an API and use that access to write arbitrary files onto remote servers that the appliance has been configured to manage. The CVSS 3.1 score is 6.5 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N), reflecting an attacker who already holds a local account, needs no user interaction, and achieves high integrity impact that crosses into downstream servers while confidentiality and availability are unaffected. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no confirmed active exploitation; priority is rated this_month - a moderate, not emergency, issue.
RemediationAI
The supplied data does not list a specific fixed version, so the primary action is to obtain HPE's remediated release from the vendor bulletin at https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05172en_us&docLocale=en_US and confirm the applicable fixed build for each deployed branch before scheduling the upgrade. Until that upgrade is in place, reduce the two preconditions the assessment identifies rather than relying on generic hardening. First, because exploitation requires a pre-existing low-privileged local account, review and trim the set of accounts with local access to Fabric Composer and audit them for legitimacy; the trade-off is reduced convenience for staff who rely on local logins for administration or troubleshooting. Second, because the arbitrary file write only reaches remote servers that are configured on the affected system, audit the configured remote server list and remove entries that are not operationally required; the trade-off is loss of those integrations and any automation that depends on them. Neither measure removes the flaw itself, and the vendor advisory remains the authoritative source for fixed versions and any additional guidance HPE publishes.
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
HPE Networking Fabric Composer is a data-center fabric management platform: it holds configuration for the switches and servers it orchestrates, and it stores credentials and connection details for remote servers configured by administrators. The vulnerable component is an API of that platform, where authentication can be bypassed by a caller who is already present locally on the system. The CVSS vector supplied (AV:L, AC:L, PR:L, UI:N, S:C, C:N/I:H/A:N) establishes two important properties: the attacker must already hold a low-privileged local account, and the impact is scored as a scope change, meaning the integrity impact lands on a component beyond the vulnerable application - consistent with the described write to remote servers configured on the appliance. No CWE identifier is assigned in the supplied data; the class implied by the description is an authentication/authorization bypass in an API endpoint, but the mapping is not provided, and the internal mechanism as well as the exact triggering condition beyond 'local low-privileged access to the affected API' are not described in the available sources. Blast radius is configuration-dependent: an instance with no remote servers configured presents a materially smaller target surface than one with many.
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Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Local low-privileged user abuses an authorization bypass in the API (AV:L/PR:L); impact is arbitrary file write to configured remote servers, a scope change (S:C) with integrity-only effect (I:H, C:N/A:N).
Primary rating from Vendor (hpe).
CVSS VectorVendor: hpe
DescriptionCVE.org
A local authentication bypass vulnerability exists in an API of HPE Networking Fabric Composer. Successful exploitation could allow a local attacker with low privileges to write arbitrary files to remote servers configured on the affected system.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
EUVD-2026-116174
GHSA-ggr2-hxh9-j327
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