---
id: CVE-2026-73778
title: >-
  A vulnerability exists in the Credential Manager component that may allow for
  unauthorized administrative access
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 be…
severity: high
cvss: 8.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-521
vendor: hpe
product: arubaos-cx
affected:
  - arubaos-cx <= 10.10.1180
  - 'arubaos-cx >= 10.13.0000, <= 10.13.1180'
  - 'arubaos-cx >= 10.16.0000, <= 10.16.1051'
  - 'arubaos-cx >= 10.17.0000, <= 10.17.1021'
  - arubaos-cx = 10.18.0001
published: '2026-09-01'
updated: '2026-09-10'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-10T16:19:12.630'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73778'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05134en_us&docLocale=en_US
    label: security-alert@hpe.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-02T00:00:00+00:00'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T08:54:17.260Z'
epss: 0.00505
epssPercentile: 0.40615
---

## Overview

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

- `arubaos-cx <= 10.10.1180`
- `arubaos-cx >= 10.13.0000, <= 10.13.1180`
- `arubaos-cx >= 10.16.0000, <= 10.16.1051`
- `arubaos-cx >= 10.17.0000, <= 10.17.1021`
- `arubaos-cx = 10.18.0001`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.