CVE-2026-73740

Local users gain higher-role privileges

Published Sep 1, 2026 · Updated Sep 1, 2026

Local privilege escalation in HPE Aruba Networking Fabric Composer 7.0.0 through 7.3.3 allows local users to obtain a higher role. HPE has not published the affected component or the operation that incorrectly permits the role elevation. Exploitation requires an authenticated privileged account on the underlying host and allows changes to certain system settings, with no reported confidentiality or availability impact.

CVSS severity4.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.09%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Local privilege escalation in HPE Aruba Networking Fabric Composer 7.0.0 through 7.3.3 allows local users to obtain a higher role. HPE has not published the affected component or the operation that incorrectly permits the role elevation. Exploitation requires an authenticated privileged account on the underlying host and allows changes to certain system settings, with no reported confidentiality or availability impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-73740
Published
Sep 1, 2026
Updated
Sep 1, 2026
Vendor
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
Product
HPE Aruba Networking Fabric Composer
Classifications
CWE-269
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 1, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 1, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=7.0.0 <=7.3.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) · HPE Aruba Networking Fabric Composerversion=7.0.0 <=7.3.3

Published CVSS scores

4.4Hewlett Packard EnterpriseCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management

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