Answer in brief
CVE-2026-73740 records a Medium severity (CVSS 4.4) vulnerability in Local Privilege Escalation in HPE Networking Fabric Composer. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)/Fabric Composer (generic), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)/Fabric Composer (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 4.4. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)/Fabric Composer (generic), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)/Fabric Composer (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:arubanetworks:fabric_composer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)/Fabric Composergeneric | 7.0.0 | Not reported |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)/Fabric Composergeneric | * | Not reported |
Published upstream
Sep 1, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 3, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 1, 2026
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.
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