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HPE Fabric Composer EUVDEUVD-2026-69448

| CVE-2026-73721 HIGH
SQL Injection (CWE-89)
2026-09-01 hpe GHSA-jpc7-j568-4353
7.2
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: hpe
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Acquire admin credentials via phishing or credential reuse
  2. Delivery
    Authenticate to Fabric Composer API over network
  3. Exploit
    Inject malicious SQL payloads in API parameters
  4. Execution
    Extract or modify underlying database contents
  5. Impact
    Escalate to host-level code execution via privileged database features

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Parameterized queries, prepared statements
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Persistence

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires an authenticated session with high-privilege (administrator-level) credentials on the HPE Networking Fabric Composer instance, as confirmed by the CVSS PR:H metric. The attacker must also have network-level access to the Fabric Composer API endpoint. No special non-default configuration beyond valid admin credentials is required - the API is the standard management interface. Unauthenticated exploitation is not possible. Exploitation is bounded by: the requirement for prior credential acquisition (insider threat, credential stuffing, phishing, or lateral movement), and any network segmentation or firewall rules restricting access to the management API port.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.2 (High) is calibrated by PR:H, which meaningfully narrows the attack surface to actors already holding administrative credentials - this rules out opportunistic internet-scale exploitation. AC:L and UI:N indicate no special timing or user-interaction is required once credentials are in hand. The C:H/I:H/A:H impact triad, combined with HPE's explicit 'complete compromise of the host' language, suggests SQL injection with a privileged database account could chain into OS-level command execution through database-native features. EPSS data is absent from the provided input; KEV status is negative and no POC is known, indicating this has not yet attracted broad attacker interest. Real-world risk is highest where the Fabric Composer management API is exposed on shared or flat networks and administrator accounts are reused or weakly protected. The absence of a confirmed fixed-version in CPE metadata is a gap: defenders cannot confirm whether a patch is yet available without consulting the HPE bulletin directly.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who has phished, reused, or otherwise obtained high-privilege Fabric Composer administrator credentials authenticates to the API and submits crafted SQL payloads in API request parameters. Successful injection allows wholesale exfiltration of the management database - including network topology, credentials, and configuration - and, if the database process holds OS-level permissions, may chain into remote command execution on the Fabric Composer host itself.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 01, 2026

SQL injection vulnerabilities in HPE Networking Fabric Composer's API allow authenticated remote attackers holding high-privilege accounts to read and modify the underlying database, with HPE warning this could escalate to complete compromise of the Fabric Composer host. The CVSS vector (PR:H, AV:N, AC:L) confirms the attack is network-reachable with no special complexity, but requires pre-existing administrative credentials - constraining exposure to insider threats or post-credential-compromise scenarios. No public exploit code and no CISA KEV listing are identified at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

Consult HPE Security Bulletin hpesbnw05133en_us at https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05133en_us&docLocale=en_US for the vendor-released patch and exact fixed version - no specific patch version was extractable from the available input metadata. While awaiting or applying the patch, restrict network access to the Fabric Composer API management interface to dedicated, trusted administrator network segments or VLANs, blocking broader access at the perimeter firewall (trade-off: may interrupt remote management workflows). Enforce strict least-privilege account controls, ensuring no service accounts hold unnecessary administrative API roles. Rotate all existing Fabric Composer administrative credentials on the assumption they may be compromised. Enable database and API audit logging and alert on anomalous query volumes or error patterns indicative of injection probing.

Affected VersionsENISA

Fabric Composer 7.0.0 ≤7.3.3

Affected Packages

euvd fabric_composer no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

HPE Networking Fabric Composer is a data-center network fabric management platform used to orchestrate HPE Aruba and related switching fabrics. The vulnerability resides in one or more API endpoints that fail to properly parameterize or sanitize SQL inputs before passing them to the underlying database engine - a root-cause pattern consistent with CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command), though NVD has not assigned a formal CWE. The affected CPE (cpe:2.3:a:hewlett_packard_enterprise_(hpe):fabric_composer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) uses an open wildcard with no upper-bound version constraint, indicating HPE has not published a confirmed fixed version through NVD CPE metadata. Full database read/write/delete capability combined with the host-compromise language in the description implies the database process may run with elevated OS-level privileges in typical deployments.

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Severity by source

Vendor (hpe) PRIMARY 7.2 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 7.2 HIGH

Network-accessible API requiring admin credentials (PR:H); full database read/write/delete yields C:H/I:H/A:H; scope unchanged as exploit operates within the application/database boundary.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (hpe).

CVSS VectorVendor: hpe

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerabilities in the API of HPE Networking Fabric Composer could allow an authenticated remote attacker to conduct SQL injection attacks against the HPE Networking Fabric Composer instance. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to obtain and modify sensitive information in the underlying database potentially leading to complete compromise of the HPE Networking Fabric Composer host.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

HPE Networking Fabric Composer contains SQL injection vulnerabilities in its API that allow high-privilege administrators to read and modify the underlying database, with potential for complete infrastructure compromise. Exposure is constrained to administrative insiders or scenarios where admin credentials have been compromised, but the severity of potential impact-including full fabric orchestration takeover-warrants immediate access control hardening.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations include: enforce strict role-based access controls limiting administrative privileges to essential personnel; implement detailed audit logging of all API database operations with alerting on suspicious modification patterns; segment Fabric Composer administrative access to a trusted management network; mandate multi-factor authentication for all administrative accounts; and monitor for SQL injection attack signatures at the network perimeter.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 70% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche HPE data-center network fabric management platform
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.4%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

36
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +36
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

SQL injection exploits the way applications construct database queries by mixing user input directly into SQL statements.

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