CVE-2026-73723

Authenticated Privilege Escalation Leading to Unauthorized State Changes in HPE Networking Fabric Composer Web-Based Management Interface

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: September 1, 2026 at 07:46 PM UTC
Updated: September 2, 2026 at 04:32 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsFabric ComposerFabric Composer

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the web-based management interface of HPE Networking Fabric Composer. Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated low privilege operator user to complete state-changing actions that should not be allowed by their current level of authorization on the platform.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 7.3.4
Affected range stops below 7.3.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.1HIGHhpe
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-863CWE-269

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