CVE-2026-73713 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities in HPE Networking Fabric Composer

High 7.8 Published Updated

A local attacker can exploit vulnerabilities in HPE Networking Fabric Composer to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the underlying operating system.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2026-73713?

CVE-2026-73713 is a high-severity vulnerability in Arubanetworks Fabric Composer, published on 1 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Local privilege-escalation vulnerabilities have been discovered in HPE Networking Fabric Composer. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow a local attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution with root privileges on the underlying operating system of the affected system.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-73713?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Arubanetworks Fabric Composer.

How do I fix CVE-2026-73713?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-73713 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-73713 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-73713 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Arubanetworks Fabric Composer vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mwww-vcqh-25fc.

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