Operator-to-Administrator escalation via exposed session information
Published Sep 1, 2026 · Updated Sep 3, 2026
Privilege escalation in HPE AOS-CX allows remote authenticated users to gain administrator access through exposed session information. The logging component exposes sensitive session information to an operator, but HPE has not disclosed the affected endpoint or erroneous operation. Exploitation requires a low-privilege operator account and a required user action; success enables administrative actions on the affected device.
Summary
What happened
Privilege escalation in HPE AOS-CX allows remote authenticated users to gain administrator access through exposed session information. The logging component exposes sensitive session information to an operator, but HPE has not disclosed the affected endpoint or erroneous operation. Exploitation requires a low-privilege operator account and a required user action; success enables administrative actions on the affected device.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-73755
- Published
- Sep 1, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 3, 2026
- Vendor
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
- Product
- AOS-CX
- Classifications
- CWE-269
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Sep 1, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 3, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=10.10.0000 <=10.10.1180
- Affected versionversion=10.13.0000 <=10.13.1180
- Affected versionversion=10.16.0000 <=10.16.1051
- Affected versionversion=10.17.0000 <=10.17.1021
- Affected versionversion=10.18.0000 <=10.18.0001
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