HPE AOS-CX up to 10.18.0001 Web-based Management Interface cross site scripting

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A vulnerability labeled as problematic 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 some unknown processing of the component Web-based Management Interface. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-73781. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in HPE AOS-CX up to 10.10.1180/10.13.1180/10.16.1051/10.17.1021/10.18.0001. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Web-based Management Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of AOS-CX could allow an authenticated remote attacker to conduct a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against an administrative user of the interface. A successful exploit allows an attacker to execute arbitrary script code in a victim's browser in the context of the affected interface.

The advisory is available at support.hpe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-73781 since 08/13/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/01/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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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• 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

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• Vendor: https://www.hpe.com/

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