CVE-2026-73755 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the API endpoint of AOS-CX. Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated low-privilege operator user, after a required user action, to access sensitive information from the vulnerable system.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (hpe)	Aos-cx

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References

Link	Providers
https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05134en_us&docLocale=en_US

History

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Hewlett Packard Enterprise (hpe) Hewlett Packard Enterprise (hpe) aos-cx
Vendors & Products		Hewlett Packard Enterprise (hpe) Hewlett Packard Enterprise (hpe) aos-cx

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 02:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-269 CWE-285

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the API endpoint of AOS-CX. Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated low-privilege operator user, after a required user action, to access sensitive information from the vulnerable system.
Title		Privilege Escalation via Unauthorized Access to Sensitive Session Information
References		https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05134en_us&docLocale=en_US
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hpe

Published: 2026-09-01T20:28:10.325Z

Updated: 2026-09-03T03:56:16.667Z

Reserved: 2026-08-13T16:38:28.876Z

Link: CVE-2026-73755

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-02T15:37:22.518Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-01T21:18:42.090

Modified: 2026-09-03T13:06:04.873

Link: CVE-2026-73755

Redhat

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