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CVE-2026-73778: Credential Manager Vulnerability Allows Unauthorized Administrative Access

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-09-01 · updated 2026-09-10
• Weakness: CWE-521

Description

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.

Affected products

• Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) AOS-CX: through 10.10.1180; from 10.13.0000 through 10.13.1180; from 10.16.0000 through 10.16.1051; from 10.17.0000 through 10.17.1021; 10.18.0001

References

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

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