Authenticated Path Traversal Vulnerability Leads to Remote Unauthorized Access to Files in AOS-CX

published 2026-09-01 2 mo ago modified 2026-09-04 2 mo ago also EUVD-2026-69624

cvss: 6.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.6%; EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 46%
public exploits: 0; none known

An authenticated Path Traversal vulnerability exists in AOS-CX. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to read arbitrary files from the web-based management interface of the underlying operating system, which could lead to remote unauthorized access to files.

Patch / fix

links 1

support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05134en_us&docLocale=… advisory

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 mo ago (2026-09-02)

Exploit prediction

0.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) AOS-CX

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

support.hpe.com /hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05134en_us&docLocale=en_US
patch, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-73760
NVD CVE-2026-73760

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Summary