HPE AOS-CX up to 10.18.0001 API Endpoint channel accessible

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A vulnerability was found in HPE AOS-CX up to 10.10.1180/10.13.1180/10.16.1051/10.17.1021/10.18.0001. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component API Endpoint. The manipulation leads to channel accessible. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-73756. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in HPE AOS-CX up to 10.10.1180/10.13.1180/10.16.1051/10.17.1021/10.18.0001 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component API Endpoint. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a channel accessible vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-300. The product does not adequately verify the identity of actors at both ends of a communication channel, or does not adequately ensure the integrity of the channel, in a way that allows the channel to be accessed or influenced by an actor that is not an endpoint. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability in an API endpoint of AOS-CX could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information via a man-in-the-middle attack. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to retrieve data which could be used to further compromise the confidentiality of the affected system.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.hpe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-73756 since 08/13/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/01/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1557 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Vendor

• HPE

Name

• AOS-CX

Version

• 10.10.1180
• 10.13.1180
• 10.16.1051
• 10.17.1021
• 10.18.0001

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• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.hpe.com/

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