CVE-2026-73768 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A vulnerability exists in the command line interface of AOS-CX that may allow for improper processing of malformed input. Successful exploitation could result in the execution of arbitrary commands with root privileges.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

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 13:30:00 +0000

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

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

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-20 CWE-77

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

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		A vulnerability exists in the command line interface of AOS-CX that may allow for improper processing of malformed input. Successful exploitation could result in the execution of arbitrary commands with root privileges.
Title		Local Privilege Escalation in AOS-CX Command Line Interface
References		https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05134en_us&docLocale=en_US
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hpe

Published: 2026-09-01T20:28:29.900Z

Updated: 2026-09-03T03:56:00.839Z

Reserved: 2026-08-13T16:38:49.645Z

Link: CVE-2026-73768

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-02T12:52:18.397Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-01T21:18:43.610

Modified: 2026-09-03T13:06:05.750

Link: CVE-2026-73768

Redhat

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