What is CVE-2026-73779?
Vulnerabilities have been identified in the operating system of AOS-CX switches that could potentially allow an unauthenticated remote actor to circumvent existing authentication controls. Successful exploitation could compromise system integrity and further expose sensitive information.
The record classifies CVE-2026-73779 under weakness class CWE-269. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable from an adjacent network, needs no prior authentication, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 54 days ago.
Severity and exploitation probability
- CVSS v3.1 base score
- 8.2 — HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L - EPSS (FIRST)
- 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14.2% of all scored CVEs
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- Threadlinqs priority
- 4.7/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- Published
- 2026-09-01, last modified 2026-09-03
Is CVE-2026-73779 being exploited?
It currently carries a trending score of 29 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.
Affected products and versions
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE): AOS-CX
How to fix CVE-2026-73779
The record marks a vendor fix as available for CVE-2026-73779. Patch reference: https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05134en_us&docLocale=en_US. Vendor advisory: https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05134en_us&docLocale=en_US. Apply the vendor fix referenced above to every affected product listed in this record, then confirm the running version against the vendor advisory.
Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-73779
1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2026-73779, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.
Sources
Enriched from CVE.org, NVD, FIRST EPSS, GitHub Security Advisories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on . This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.