CVE-2026-73720

HIGHPre-NVD 7.27.2—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.2 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-09-01. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.2; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.2EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 7.2Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Insecure file operations in the API of HPE Networking Fabric Composer could allow an authenticated remote attacker to achieve remote code execution. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.

CVSS v3
7.2
EG Score
7.2(high)
EG Risk
33(Track)
EG Risk 33/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity72% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
52%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 1, 2026

Last Modified

September 2, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 1, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic
https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05133en_us&docLocale=en_US

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-73720(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 25× in last 7d / 74× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-19 18:27 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-19 18:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-19 07:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-18 19:33 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-18 19:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-18 08:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-17 20:41 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-17 20:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-17 06:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-16 18:39 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-09-16 18:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-09-16 05:47 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-09-16 05:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-09-15 18:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-15 06:16 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-15 06:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-09-14 18:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-14 07:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-13 19:58 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-09-13 19:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-13 08:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-12 21:07 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-12 21:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-12 15:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-12 09:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-11 22:15 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-11 22:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-09-11 10:48 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-11 10:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-10 22:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-10 11:33 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-09-10 11:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-10 09:35 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-09-09 23:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-09 10:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-08 23:21 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-08 23:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-08 22:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-09-08 10:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-08 10:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-07 23:01 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-09-07 23:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-07 11:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-07 00:06 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-07 00:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-09-06 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-09-06 12:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-09-06 01:11 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-09-06 01:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-09-05 13:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-09-05 02:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-09-04 14:50 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-09-04 14:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-09-04 05:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-09-04 03:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-09-03 15:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-09-03 04:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-09-02 16:38 UTCEG score recompute
  39. 2026-09-02 16:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-09-02 15:34 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-09-02 15:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-09-02 14:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-09-02 08:46 UTCEG score recompute
  44. 2026-09-02 08:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-09-01 21:19 UTCEG score recompute
  46. 2026-09-01 20:34 UTCEG score recompute
  47. 2026-09-01 20:19 UTCEG score recompute
  48. 2026-09-01 19:49 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-09-01 19:48 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-73720?
CVE-2026-73720 is a high vulnerability published on September 1, 2026. Insecure file operations in the API of HPE Networking Fabric Composer could allow an authenticated remote attacker to achieve remote code execution. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.
When was CVE-2026-73720 disclosed?
CVE-2026-73720 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 1, 2026, with the most recent update on September 2, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-73720 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-73720 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 48.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-73720?
CVE-2026-73720 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-73720?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-73720, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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