CVE-2026-73768

Root command execution via malformed CLI input

Published Sep 1, 2026 · Updated Sep 3, 2026

Command injection in the AOS-CX command-line interface allows local users with low privileges to execute arbitrary commands as root. The interface improperly processes malformed CLI input, but HPE has not disclosed the affected command, parser operation, or validation failure. Exploitation requires local low-privilege access and user interaction; successful execution grants full control of the underlying network-switch operating system.

CVSS severity7.3
High
EPSS probability0.12%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in the AOS-CX command-line interface allows local users with low privileges to execute arbitrary commands as root. The interface improperly processes malformed CLI input, but HPE has not disclosed the affected command, parser operation, or validation failure. Exploitation requires local low-privilege access and user interaction; successful execution grants full control of the underlying network-switch operating system.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-73768
Published
Sep 1, 2026
Updated
Sep 3, 2026
Vendor
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
Product
AOS-CX
Classifications
CWE-20, CWE-77, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 1, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 3, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.10.0000 <=10.10.1180
  2. Affected versionversion=10.13.0000 <=10.13.1180
  3. Affected versionversion=10.16.0000 <=10.16.1051
  4. Affected versionversion=10.17.0000 <=10.17.1021
  5. Affected versionversion=10.18.0000 <=10.18.0001

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) · AOS-CXversion=10.10.0000 <=10.10.1180; version=10.13.0000 <=10.13.1180; version=10.16.0000 <=10.16.1051; version=10.17.0000 <=10.17.1021; version=10.18.0000 <=10.18.0001

Published CVSS scores

7.3Hewlett Packard EnterpriseCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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-20Improper Input Validation
CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Public exploit references

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