CVE•Published 2026-09-01•Modified 2026-09-10•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-73778Hpe · Arubaos-cx
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.1
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
19
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 81% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
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.
Timeline
Published 2026-09-01
Modified 2026-09-10
External references
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vuln:CVE-2026-73778Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · OS
os:"Arubaos-cx"Hosts Shodan identified as running Arubaos-cx.
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Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-73778Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
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GitHub code
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Known PoCs on GitHub
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