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CVE-2026-73749: hewlett packard enterprise (hpe) aos-cx Improper Access Control

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalAnalyzed
Published 01-09-2026Last modified 03-09-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-73749 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Improper Access Control vulnerability in hewlett packard enterprise (hpe) aos-cx. EPSS estimates a 0.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.82%
0%100%
Low · +0.33 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 01-09-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-09-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities exist in a daemon of AOS-CX that may allow for improper processing of malformed input. An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending specially crafted packets to the affected service. Successful exploitation could result in remote code execution with elevated privileges.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.82%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

57%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.33 pp

From 0.49% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.82%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Hewlett packard enterprise (hpe)1 product
  • 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
Hpe1 product
  • arubaos-cx< 10.10.1181 | ≥ 10.13.0000, < 10.13.1190 | ≥ 10.16.0000, < 10.16.1060 | ≥ 10.17.0000, < 10.17.1030 | 10.18.0001

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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