CVE-2026-73778: hpe arubaos-cx

CVSS 9.8 (critical) · published 2026-09-01

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.

Affected products (NVD): hpe arubaos-cx

Weakness: CWE-521

Source: NVD CVE-2026-73778

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