CVE-2026-73770
Authenticated Arbitrary File Write Vulnerability Leading to Remote Code Execution in AOS-CX
An authenticated arbitrary file write vulnerability exists in AOS-CX. Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated malicious actor, under specific conditions outside the attacker's control and following a required action by another user, to create or modify arbitrary files and execute arbitrary commands as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used 7.3
Authenticated Arbitrary File Write Vulnerability Leading to Remote Code Execution in AOS-CX
An authenticated arbitrary file write vulnerability exists in AOS-CX. Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated malicious actor, under specific conditions outside the attacker's control and following a required action by another user, to create or modify arbitrary files and execute arbitrary commands as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.
- Record
CVE-2026-73770- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-73
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-69633 7.3
An authenticated arbitrary file write vulnerability exists in AOS-CX. Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated malicious actor, under specific conditions outside the attacker's control and following a required action by another user, to create or modify arbitrary files and execute arbitrary commands as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.
- Record
EUVD-2026-69633- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hm5v-gf2c-fpqw 7.3
An authenticated arbitrary file write vulnerability exists in AOS-CX. Successful exploitation...
An authenticated arbitrary file write vulnerability exists in AOS-CX. Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated malicious actor, under specific conditions outside the attacker's control and following a required action by another user, to create or modify arbitrary files and execute arbitrary commands as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.
- Record
GHSA-hm5v-gf2c-fpqw- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-73
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD 7.3
An authenticated arbitrary file write vulnerability exists in AOS-CX. Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated malicious actor, under specific conditions outside the attacker's control and following a required action by another user, to create or modify arbitrary files and execute arbitrary commands as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.
- Record
CVE-2026-73770- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-73
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-73770 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (hpe) Aos-cx, published September 1, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.24%, the 14th percentile. No source names a fixed version.