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CVE-2026-73779

Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilities Leading to Information Disclosure, Unauthorized Modification, and Service Disruption in AOS-CX

Published: Sep 1, 2026Updated: Sep 4, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-269
8.2HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 93.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Vulnerabilities have been identified in the operating system of AOS-CX switches that could potentially allow an unauthenticated remote actor to circumvent existing authentication controls. Successful exploitation could compromise system integrity and further expose sensitive information.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:AAC:HPR:NUI:NS:CC:HI:HA:L
Exploitability
AV:AAttack Vector
Adjacent
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-269

Affected Products

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
commercial·USaka hpe, hewlett packard enterprise
AOS-CX
Hardware Firmware
arubaos-cx
Hardware Firmware

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05134en_us&docLocale=en_US
support.hpe.com
News mentions
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