CVE-2026-73778

CVE Enrichment

CVSS: 9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS: 0.51%
EPSS Percentile: 42.26%
CISA KEV: Not listed

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.

Technical Details

CVSS Version: 3.1
CNA / NVD Source: [email protected]
Published: 02-Sep-2026 04:18
Last Modified: 10-Sep-2026 23:19
EPSS Date: 2026-10-22
CWE: CWE-521

CVSS Vector


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

Affected Products / Versions

hpe / arubaos-cx
Version / affected range: * · through (inclusive) 10.10.1180
cpe:2.3:o:hpe:arubaos-cx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hpe / arubaos-cx
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 10.13.0000 · through (inclusive) 10.13.1180
cpe:2.3:o:hpe:arubaos-cx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hpe / arubaos-cx
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 10.16.0000 · through (inclusive) 10.16.1051
cpe:2.3:o:hpe:arubaos-cx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hpe / arubaos-cx
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 10.17.0000 · through (inclusive) 10.17.1021
cpe:2.3:o:hpe:arubaos-cx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hpe / arubaos-cx
Version / affected range: 10.18.0001
cpe:2.3:o:hpe:arubaos-cx:10.18.0001:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References

[email protected]

Last enrichment sync: 22-Oct-2026 23:34
Sources: NVD · FIRST EPSS · CISA KEV
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Reported Context (1)

CVE-2026-73778: An unauthenticated remote attacker can use a predictable factory-default password to obtain full administrative control of an AOS-CX device that remains in its factory-default or post-ZTP state before an HPE Patches Critical ArubaOS-CX Flaw Enabling Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution

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Vendors (1)

Products (1)

Industries (4)

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