CVE-2026-73778

Summary

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 Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)AOS-CX10.18.0000 <= 10.18.0001affected
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)AOS-CX10.17.0000 <= 10.17.1021affected
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)AOS-CX10.16.0000 <= 10.16.1051affected
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)AOS-CX10.13.0000 <= 10.13.1180affected
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)AOS-CX10.10.0000 <= 10.10.1180affected

Weaknesses

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: total

References