CVE-2026-73778

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Sep 10, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-521

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)	AOS-CX	>= 10.18.0000, <= 10.18.0001; >= 10.17.0000, <= 10.17.1021; >= 10.16.0000, <= 10.16.1051; >= 10.13.0000, <= 10.13.1180; >= 10.10.0000, <= 10.10.1180

References

https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05134en_us&docLocale=en_USPatch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Sep 1, 2026
Last modified: Sep 10, 2026
NVD status: Analyzed

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