CVE-2026-73768 Local Privilege Escalation in AOS-CX Command Line Interface
A local attacker can exploit improper input processing in the AOS-CX CLI to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-73768?
CVE-2026-73768 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Hpe Arubaos-Cx, published on 1 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A vulnerability exists in the command line interface of AOS-CX that may allow for improper processing of malformed input. Successful exploitation could result in the execution of arbitrary commands with root privileges.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-73768?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hpe Arubaos-Cx.
How do I fix CVE-2026-73768?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-73768 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2026-73768 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-73768 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Hpe Arubaos-Cx
- CVE-2026-73749 Unauthenticated Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities lead to Remote Code Execution in AOS-CX
- CVE-2026-23813 Authentication Bypass in Web Interface allows Unauthenticated Admin Password Reset
- CVE-2026-73750 Authenticated Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities in AOS-CX API Endpoint Leads to Possible Code Execution
- CVE-2026-73751 Authenticated Remote Command Injection in AOS-CX Web-based Management Interface
- CVE-2026-73752 Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Write Vulnerability Leads to Remote Code Execution in AOS-CX
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q2pr-wxm9-7rvc.