Hardcoded passwords in HPE Fabric Composer CLI allow admin access
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
HPE Fabric Composer versions 7.0.0 through 7.3.4 and 7.4.0 contain hardcoded passwords in the command-line interface. An unauthenticated remote attacker can use these hardcoded credentials to access the system and gain unauthorized administrative access with elevated privileges.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
Description from the CNA
Hardcoded password vulnerabilities in the command-line interface of HPE Networking Fabric Composer could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to access the affected system using hardcoded credentials. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized administrative access to the affected system with elevated privileges.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) | Fabric Composer | 7.4.0 – 7.4.0; 7.0.0 – 7.3.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Fabric Composer VendorHewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Affected 7.4.0 – 7.4.0; 7.0.0 – 7.3.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:arubanetworks:fabric_composer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | Arubanetworks |
- cpe:2.3:a:arubanetworks:fabric_composer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Arubanetworks
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Fabric Composer.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
Timeline
- 2026-11-03 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-95731
- 2026-11-03 Alias added: GHSA-jx48-vcgf-gh86
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-95731 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-95731 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jx48-vcgf-gh86 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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