# CVE-2026-95753: HPE Networking Fabric Composer API privilege escalation

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-95753-a-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-exists-in-the-api-of-hpe  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-11-03. Updated: 2026-11-03  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-95753 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.1 · Published 2026-11-03

HPE Networking Fabric Composer is a management platform for network switches. An authenticated attacker with low privileges could exploit an API flaw to escalate their access and intercept network traffic flowing through managed switches, potentially exposing sensitive communications.

Technologies: [Hpe Networking Fabric Composer](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/networking-fabric-composer). Vendors: [Hpe](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/hpe).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-95753 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-95753 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-95753?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.1, published 3 November 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** HPE Networking Fabric Composer.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-95753?** 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-2026-95753 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-95753?** Check whether you run 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 in the Fabric Composer API allows an authenticated attacker with low-privilege credentials to gain unauthorized access to higher-privilege operations. The vulnerability permits disclosure of network traffic from switches under management. Exploitation requires prior authentication and network access to the API.

## Affected products

- HPE Networking Fabric Composer

## Timeline

- 2026-11-03: disclosed

## References

- [https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05172en_us&docLocale=en_US](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05172en_us&docLocale=en_US)

## Related threats

- [HPE Networking Fabric Composer API race condition](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-95772-a-race-condition-vulnerability-exists-in-the-api-of-hpe)
- [HPE Networking Fabric Composer information disclosure in API](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-95771-an-authenticated-information-disclosure-vulnerability-exists-in)
- [HPE Networking Fabric Composer information disclosure in OS](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-95770-a-sensitive-information-disclosure-vulnerability-in-the)
- [HPE Networking Fabric Composer audit log spoofing](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-95769-an-audit-log-spoofing-vulnerability-exists-in-the-api-of-hpe)
- [HPE Networking Fabric Composer API privilege escalation](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-95768-a-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-exists-in-the-api-of-hpe)