CVE-2026-73702 Authenticated Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in the API of HPE Networking Fabric Composer
An authenticated low-privilege user can escalate to administrative privileges in HPE Fabric Composer, leading to complete system compromise.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-73702?
CVE-2026-73702 is a high-severity vulnerability in Arubanetworks Fabric Composer, published on 1 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the API of HPE Networking Fabric Composer. Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated low privilege operator user to escalate their permissions to those of an administrative user, leading to complete system compromise.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-73702?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Arubanetworks Fabric Composer.
How do I fix CVE-2026-73702?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-73702 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-73702 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-73702 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Arubanetworks Fabric Composer
- CVE-2026-76657 Authentication Bypass in HPE Networking Fabric Composer API allows Administrative Access
- CVE-2026-76658 Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution in HPE Networking Fabric Composer SSH Daemon
- CVE-2026-19766 Authentication Bypass leads to Administrative control of adjacent network hosts in HPE Networking Fabric Composer
- CVE-2026-73700 Cross-site scripting in Fabric Composer
- CVE-2026-73701 Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution in HPE Networking Fabric Composer
Sources
Also known as GHSA-frfg-9ff5-gj83.