Authenticated management access via API authorization bypass
Published Sep 1, 2026 · Updated Sep 2, 2026
Authorization bypass in the API endpoint of HPE AOS-CX allows remote authenticated users to access restricted management functions. The endpoint fails to enforce the configured access control policy before exposing management functionality, but HPE has not disclosed the specific endpoint, request, or faulty authorization operation. Exploitation requires high-privilege authentication and network access to the API; resulting access can affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability within the endpoint's authorization scope.
Summary
What happened
Authorization bypass in the API endpoint of HPE AOS-CX allows remote authenticated users to access restricted management functions. The endpoint fails to enforce the configured access control policy before exposing management functionality, but HPE has not disclosed the specific endpoint, request, or faulty authorization operation. Exploitation requires high-privilege authentication and network access to the API; resulting access can affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability within the endpoint's authorization scope.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-73762
- Published
- Sep 1, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 2, 2026
- Vendor
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
- Product
- AOS-CX
- Classifications
- CWE-284, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
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- Sep 1, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 2, 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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