Authenticated system file read via undisclosed API flaw
Published Sep 1, 2026 · Updated Sep 1, 2026
Improper access control in HPE Aruba Networking Fabric Composer 7.0.0 through 7.3.3 allows remote authenticated users to read system files. HPE has not published the affected API endpoint or the access-control operation that permits out-of-scope file access. A low-privilege operator account is required, and the reported consequence is limited disclosure beyond that account's authorized data.
Summary
What happened
Improper access control in HPE Aruba Networking Fabric Composer 7.0.0 through 7.3.3 allows remote authenticated users to read system files. HPE has not published the affected API endpoint or the access-control operation that permits out-of-scope file access. A low-privilege operator account is required, and the reported consequence is limited disclosure beyond that account's authorized data.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-73741
- Published
- Sep 1, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 1, 2026
- Vendor
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
- Product
- HPE Aruba Networking Fabric Composer
- Classifications
- CWE-284, T1005
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 1, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 1, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=7.0.0 <=7.3.3
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