Vulnerability · Published Sep 1, 2026 · Assigned by hpe
CVE-2026-73740Local Privilege Escalation in HPE Networking Fabric Composer
Medium 4.4
In plain English
A medium-severity privilege mismanagement in Fabric Composer from Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 3% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 96.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in HPE Networking Fabric Composer could allow an authenticated privileged user on the underlying host to elevate their user privileges to those of a higher role. A successful exploit allows the attacker to change the state of certain settings of the affected system.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) | Fabric Composer | 7.0.0 – through 7.3.3 |
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N