CVE-2026-73702
Authenticated low-privilege user can escalate to admin via HPE Fabric Composer API
Is CVE-2026-73702 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-73702 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.29% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-73702?
CVE-2026-73702 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-73702?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-73702. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-73702 affect?
CVE-2026-73702 affects HPE Networking Fabric Composer, HPE devices managed by Fabric Composer. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-73702?
Apply vendor patch now; restrict API access and review logs
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authenticated low-privilege operator can gain administrative privileges, enabling full system compromise, config changes, and control of managed network fabric.
Immediate action required
- affected>= 7.0.0 and <= 7.3.3
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.