CVE-2026-73776
Authenticated Signature Verification Bypass Leading to Arbitrary Code Execution in AOS-CX
A signature verification bypass vulnerability exists in the command line interface of AOS-CX. Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated malicious actor with administrative privileges to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system, when certain pre-conditions outside of the attacker’s control are met.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Authenticated Signature Verification Bypass Leading to Arbitrary Code Execution in AOS-CX
A signature verification bypass vulnerability exists in the command line interface of AOS-CX. Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated malicious actor with administrative privileges to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system, when certain pre-conditions outside of the attacker’s control are met.
- Record
CVE-2026-73776- CVSS 3.1
- 7.9 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-347
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-69639
A signature verification bypass vulnerability exists in the command line interface of AOS-CX. Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated malicious actor with administrative privileges to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system, when certain pre-conditions outside of the attacker’s control are met.
- Record
EUVD-2026-69639- CVSS 3.1
- 7.9 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cpw3-5jq9-5gf5
A signature verification bypass vulnerability exists in the command line interface of AOS-CX....
A signature verification bypass vulnerability exists in the command line interface of AOS-CX. Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated malicious actor with administrative privileges to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system, when certain pre-conditions outside of the attacker’s control are met.
- Record
GHSA-cpw3-5jq9-5gf5- CVSS 3.1
- 7.9 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-347
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A signature verification bypass vulnerability exists in the command line interface of AOS-CX. Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated malicious actor with administrative privileges to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system, when certain pre-conditions outside of the attacker’s control are met.
- Record
CVE-2026-73776- CVSS 3.1
- 7.9 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-347
- 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-2026-73776 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.9) 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 0.12%, the 1st percentile. No source names a fixed version.