CVE-2026-73707: Authenticated Privilege Escalation via Broken Access Control in HPE Networking Fabric Composer API

Severity: high (CVSS 8.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-09-01 · updated 2026-09-02
Weakness: CWE-863

Description

Privilege escalation vulnerabilities exist in the API of HPE Networking Fabric Composer. Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated low privilege operator user to complete state-changing actions that should not be allowed by their current level of authorization on the platform, including changes to the configuration of systems managed by the affected product.

Affected products

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Fabric Composer: before 7.3.4 — fixed in 7.3.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Fabric Composer 7.3.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05133en_us&docLocale=en_US

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