CVE-2026-73778
criticalA vulnerability exists in the Credential Manager component that may allow for unauthorized administrative access.
Vendor / product: Hpe — arubaos-cx
A vulnerability exists in the Credential Manager component that may allow for unauthorized administrative access. An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability on a device in its factory-default or post-ZTP state before any administrator has configured credentials by providing a predictable factory-default password. Successful exploitation could result in full administrative control of the affected device during the initial setup process.
CVSS
9.8
9.8 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-09-01 21:18
Modified: 2026-09-10 16:19
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 1 day ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 07:07 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
References
- https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05134en_us&docLocale=en_US security-alert@hpe.com
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 07:07 UTC · record ↗