Evidence used
- No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
- EPSS is 0.30% for the current model date.
BlackTreeCVE IntelligenceFull vulnerability report · 2026
CVE-2026-73745High confidence
Unauthenticated Limited Information Disclosure allows Data Exposure in the API of HPE Networking Fabric Composer
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) · Fabric Composer
3.1LowCVSS 3.1
Scheduled
Patch availableLow technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.
R
Open reassessment dashboard →Operational reassessment
Published severity in operational context
Published severityLow→Operational priority:Low, unchanged from published severity.unchanged
Compensating controls
- Validate the affected product branch and deploy the verified fixed release.
- Restrict the affected network interface to trusted sources where business-safe.
- Monitor vendor guidance and exploitation sources for a material change.
Verification
- Confirm that the asset runs Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Fabric Composer and falls inside the recorded affected range.
- Verify the installed build against the product-specific fixed version after deployment.
- Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
- Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Direct vendor intelligence
1 currentAuthoritative vendor CSAF and VEX advisories
Structured product status and remediation from the issuing vendor. Product-state explanations are always visible; large lists can be searched or downloaded.
HPESBNW05133 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 1 · finalHPE NetworkingUnauthenticated Limited Information Disclosure allows Data Exposure in the API of HPE Networking Fabric Composer
The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.
- HPE Networking Fabric Composer
- Summary
- A vulnerability in the API endpoint of HPE Networking Fabric Composer could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to view some information handled by the affected system. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to gain insight into internal services and workflows, increasing the risk of unauthorized access when combined with other vulnerabilities.
- Remediation
- To resolve all the vulnerabilities in the affected software branches that are addressed through this advisory, HPE Networking strongly recommends upgrading the HPE Networking Fabric Composer software to one of the following versions (as applicable): - HPE Networking Fabric Composer 7.4.x: 7.4.0 and above - HPE Networking Fabric Composer 7.3.x: 7.3.4 and above Software versions with resolution/fixes for the vulnerabilities in this advisory can be downloaded from the HPE Networking Support Portal at https://networkingsupport.hpe.com/home/. Product software versions that have reached End of Maintenance (EoM) are presumed to be affected by the vulnerabilities unless explicitly stated otherwise, and are not covered by this security advisory. HPE Networking does not evaluate or patch software branches that have reached their End of Support (EoS) milestone.
Low technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.
Patch available01
What, why and how
A vulnerability in the API endpoint of HPE Networking Fabric Composer could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to view some information handled by the affected system. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to gain insight into internal services and workflows, increasing the risk of unauthorized access when combined with other vulnerabilities.
What
A vulnerability in the API endpoint of HPE Networking Fabric Composer could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to view some information handled by the affected system. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to gain insight into internal services and workflows, increasing the risk of unauthorized access when combined with other vulnerabilities.
Why
The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.
How
An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication after a user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.
What
A vulnerability in the API endpoint of HPE Networking Fabric Composer could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to view some information handled by the affected system. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to gain insight into internal services and workflows, increasing the risk of unauthorized access when combined with other vulnerabilities.
Why
The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.
How
An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication after a user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.
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Exploit reality and attack path
CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.
Observed exploitation No confirmed evidence
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Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.
Public PoC / exploit material None recorded
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Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.
- Likely attack path
- a network path → Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
- Attack surface
- Network
- Privileges required
- None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
- User interaction
- Required interaction required
- Attack complexity
- High: exploitation depends on specific conditions
- Security boundary
- Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
- Weakness
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CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness. - CWE-200 ↗
CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.
- CVSS vector
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CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity. CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NCommon Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.
AVNetworkAttack vector: The vulnerable component can be reached over a network.ACHighAttack complexity: Successful exploitation depends on specific conditions outside the attacker's direct control.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UIRequiredUser interaction: Another user must perform an action for exploitation to succeed.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CLowConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a limited loss.INoneIntegrity impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.ANoneAvailability impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.- Post-exploitation / living off the land
- No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.
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Patch and workaround
Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.
- Status
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Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change. - Patch available
- Affected
- HPE Networking Fabric Composer
- Action
- To resolve all the vulnerabilities in the affected software branches that are addressed through this advisory, HPE Networking strongly recommends upgrading the HPE Networking Fabric Composer software to one of the following versions (as applicable): - HPE Networking Fabric Composer 7.4.x: 7.4.0 and above - HPE Networking Fabric Composer 7.3.x: 7.3.4 and above Software versions with resolution/fixes for the vulnerabilities in this advisory can be downloaded from the HPE Networking Support Portal at https://networkingsupport.hpe.com/home/. Product software versions that have reached End of Maintenance (EoM) are presumed to be affected by the vulnerabilities unless explicitly stated otherwise, and are not covered by this security advisory. HPE Networking does not evaluate or patch software branches that have reached their End of Support (EoS) milestone.
- Workaround
- No verified workaround is recorded. If business-safe, reduce exposure to the affected interface and allow only trusted sources until authoritative guidance is available.
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Evidence and provenance
Published 1 Sept 2026 · Last source change 2 Sept 2026, 15:14 UTC · CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source FIRST · tracked since 2026-09-02
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The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-69429
Product sourceVendor CSAF · HPE Networking
Remediation sourceVendor CSAF · HPE Networking
CWE sourceCISA ADP
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment
Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.
Material change intelligence
View recent updates ↗What changed after publication
- ENISA EUVD mappingEUVD-2026-69429 was added to the official ENISA EUVD mapping for this CVE.ENISA EUVD ↗
- Before
- not recorded
- After
- {"euvdId":"EUVD-2026-69429"}
- Vendor guidanceAuthoritative vendor guidance changed: added vendor advisory: support.hpe.com/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05133en_us&docLocale=en_US.security-alert@hpe.com ↗
- Before
- no authoritative guidance recorded
- After
- vendor advisory: support.hpe.com/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05133en_us&docLocale=en_US
- Catalogue recordCVE added to the BlackTree catalogue.CNA ↗
- Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.HPE Networking ↗
- Before
- 7.0.0 ≤ 7.3.3 · Fixed: No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
- After
- 7.0.0 ≤ 7.3.3 · Fixed: To resolve all the vulnerabilities in the affected software branches that are addressed through this advisory, HPE Networking strongly recommends upgrading the HPE Networking Fabric Composer software to one of the following versions (as applicable): - HPE Networking Fabric Composer 7.4.x: 7.4.0 and above - HPE Networking Fabric Composer 7.3.x: 7.3.4 and above Software versions with resolution/fixes for the vulnerabilities in this advisory can be downloaded from the HPE Networking Support Portal at https://networkingsupport.hpe.com/home/. Product software versions that have reached End of Maintenance (EoM) are presumed to be affected by the vulnerabilities unless explicitly stated otherwise, and are not covered by this security advisory. HPE Networking does not evaluate or patch software branches that have reached their End of Support (EoS) milestone.
- Remediation statusRemediation status changed from Awaiting fix to Patch available.HPE Networking ↗
- Before
- Awaiting fix
- After
- Patch available
CVE published
Fixed release recorded from official guidance
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
- CVE
- Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
- CVSS
- Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
- EPSS
- Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
- CWE
- Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
- CNA
- CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
- CISA ADP
- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
- NVD
- National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
- CERT / CSIRT
- A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
- PoC
- Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
- CSAF
- Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
- LoTL
- Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.