CVE-2026-73737 (GCVE-0-2026-73737)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-09-01 19:47
Modified
2026-09-01 20:24
Severity ?
4.8 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Summary
An unauthenticated path traversal vulnerability exists in the API endpoint of HPE Networking Fabric Composer. Successful exploitation could allow an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to manipulate user generated files, potentially leading to unauthorized changes in critical system configurations, if certain preconditions outside of the attacker's control are met.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Fabric Composer Version: 7.0.0   ≤ 7.3.3
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