HPE AOS-CX up to 10.18.0001 API Endpoint access control

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7.9$5k-$25k1.93+

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been 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 very critical. This affects an unknown part of the component API Endpoint. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-73762. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in HPE AOS-CX up to 10.10.1180/10.13.1180/10.16.1051/10.17.1021/10.18.0001. This issue affects an unknown part of the component API Endpoint. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability has been identified in the API endpoint of AOS-CX that could allow a remote actor to circumvent existing access controls. In some cases this could enable unauthorized access to management functionality that should be restricted by the configured access control policy.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.hpe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-73762 since 08/13/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for 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 T1068 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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

VulDB Base Score: 9.1
VulDB Temp Score: 9.1
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CNA Base Score: 6.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/13/2026 CVE reserved
09/01/2026 +19 days Advisory disclosed
09/01/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/01/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hpe.com

Advisory: support.hpe.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-73762 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-73762
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-397883

Entryinfo

Created: 09/01/2026 23:23
Changes: 09/01/2026 23:23 (61)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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