Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in AOS-CX by HPE
CVE-2026-73755

5.7MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

HP (HP)

Status
Aos-cx
Vendor
CVE Published:
1 September 2026

What is CVE-2026-73755?

A privilege escalation vulnerability has been identified in the API endpoint of AOS-CX. This vulnerability allows an authenticated low-privilege operator user, following a specific user action, to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the compromised system. Organizations using AOS-CX must take immediate action to mitigate risks associated with this vulnerability to protect their data integrity.

Affected Version(s)

AOS-CX 10.18.0000 <= 10.18.0001

AOS-CX 10.18.0000 <= 10.18.0001

AOS-CX 10.17.0000 <= 10.17.1021

References

https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpe...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.7
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

This vulnerability was discovered by internal security research at HPE Networking.
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