Unauthenticated Path Traversal in HPE Networking Fabric Composer API Endpoint Allows Unauthorized File Modification

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-73737
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerhpe
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-09-01 20:17:21 UTC
Updated2026-09-03 15:12:11 UTC
DescriptionAn unauthenticated path traversal vulnerability exists in the API endpoint of HPE Networking Fabric Composer. Successful exploitation could allow an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to manipulate user generated files, potentially leading to unauthorized changes in critical system configurations, if certain preconditions outside of the attacker's control are met.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 4.8 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.001440000 probability, percentile 0.039990000 (date 2026-09-07)

Problem Types: CWE-22 | CWE-22 CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary4.8MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
3.1CNACVSS4.8MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

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

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

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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