Buffer overflow in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Aos-Cx

CVE-2026-73772

Buffer overflow vulnerabilities exist in an underlying service of AOS-CX that could lead to an unauthenticated denial-of-service condition by sending specially crafted packets to the affected device. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities results in a disruption of normal operation of the underlying operating system.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (20.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 20.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-73772: held from 0.002 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-73772?
CVE-2026-73772 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Aos-Cx, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-09-01.
How severe is CVE-2026-73772?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.