HPE AOS-CX up to 10.18.0001 Credential Manager default password

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9.1$5k-$25k1.00+

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as very critical has been identified in HPE AOS-CX up to 10.10.1180/10.13.1180/10.16.1051/10.17.1021/10.18.0001. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Credential Manager. Such manipulation leads to default password. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-73778. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

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. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Credential Manager. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a default password vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-1393. The product uses default passwords for potentially critical functionality. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is shared for download at support.hpe.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-73778 since 08/13/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 09/01/2026).

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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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.1

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 10.0
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 8.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Default password
CWE: CWE-1393
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

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-2026-73778 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-73778
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-397892

Entryinfo

Created: 09/01/2026 23:28
Changes: 09/01/2026 23:28 (61)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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