Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution in HPE Networking Fabric Composer

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-73716
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerhpe
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-09-01 20:17:19 UTC
Updated2026-09-02 19:18:02 UTC
DescriptionA remote code execution vulnerability exists in the underlying operating system of HPE Networking Fabric Composer that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to run arbitrary commands on the underlying host if certain preconditions outside of the attacker's control are met. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands as a privileged user on the underlying operating system, leading to complete compromise of the HPE Networking Fabric Composer host.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.004570000 probability, percentile 0.381490000 (date 2026-09-06)

Problem Types: CWE-78 | CWE-78 CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNACVSS7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

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

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Arubanetworks Fabric Composer All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE Fabric Composer affected 7.0.0 7.3.3 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay [email protected] support.hpe.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: This vulnerability was discovered by internal security research at HPE Networking. (en)

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