Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-73747 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-73747 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-73747?
- Low severity, with a CVSS score of 2.5, published 1 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- HPE Networking Fabric Composer.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-73747?
- 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-2026-73747 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-73747?
- 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
This is a local privilege-escalation vulnerability in HPE Networking Fabric Composer. The vulnerability requires an authenticated low-privilege operator user with local access to the system to exploit. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to escalate their privileges and make limited modifications to the affected system. A patch is likely available via HPE support.
Affected products
- HPE Networking Fabric Composer
Timeline
- 2026-09-01: disclosed