Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-73702 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-73702 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-73702?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 1 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- HPE Networking Fabric Composer.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-73702?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-73702 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-73702?
- Check whether you run Arubanetworks Fabric Composer or Hpe Networking Fabric Composer. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the API of HPE Networking Fabric Composer that allows an authenticated low-privilege operator user to escalate their permissions to administrative level. The vulnerability is reachable via the API and requires valid authentication credentials. Successful exploitation grants an attacker complete administrative control over the system, enabling them to modify network configurations, access sensitive data, and potentially compromise the entire managed infrastructure.
Affected products
- HPE Networking Fabric Composer
Timeline
- 2026-09-01: disclosed