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CVE-2026-73771

high

An authentication vulnerability exists in the AOS-CX management interface and API that may allow improper authentication processing.

Vendor / product: Hpe — arubaos-cx

An authentication vulnerability exists in the AOS-CX management interface and API that may allow improper authentication processing. An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability under specific conditions to bypass authentication controls or exhaust system resources. Successful exploitation could result in unauthorized access or denial of service affecting the management interface.

CVSS
7.5
7.5 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (security-alert@hpe.com)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-09-01 21:18
Modified: 2026-09-04 14:55
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 1 day ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 06:50 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).

Affected products

hpe / arubaos-cx ≤10.10.1180, ≥10.13.0000 ≤10.13.1180, ≥10.16.0000 ≤10.16.1051, ≥10.17.0000 ≤10.17.1021, 10.18.0001

Weakness classification (CWE)

Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.

Mitigation & advisories

Vendor advisory: https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05134en_us&docLocale=en_US
Patch / mitigation: https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05134en_us&docLocale=en_US

References

Data sources

NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 06:50 UTC · record ↗

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