Resource exhaustion in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Aos-Cx

CVE-2026-73773

An unauthenticated Denial-of-Service (DoS) vulnerability exists in the API endpoint of AOS-CX. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in the ability to interrupt the normal operation of the affected service.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (38.4th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 38.4% 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-2026-73773: held from 0.003 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.002

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-73773?
CVE-2026-73773 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Aos-Cx, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-09-01.
How severe is CVE-2026-73773?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.