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CVE-2026-73778Credential Manager Vulnerability Allows Unauthorized Administrative Access
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.
9.8 CRITICALEPSS 0.50%Not in KEVNVD: Analyzed
Overview
Severity
| Score | Severity | Version | Vector String |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | CRITICAL | 3.1NVD | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 8.1 | HIGH | 3.1hpe (CNA) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Details
- CVE ID
- CVE-2026-73778
- Status
- Analyzed
- Assigner (CNA)
- hpe
- Published
- Sep 1, 2026
- Last modified
- 2026-09-10 16:19 UTC
- Weaknesses
Affected Products
As published by the CNA in the CVE record.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)AOS-CX5 version ranges
- 10.18.0000 through 10.18.0001
- 10.17.0000 through 10.17.1021
- 10.16.0000 through 10.16.1051
- 10.13.0000 through 10.13.1180
- 10.10.0000 through 10.10.1180