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CVE-2026-79827

Status: Awaiting AnalysisHigh (7.1)—
Severity7.1High · CVSS 3.1
Exploitation probability0.15 %higher than 4% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

A heap buffer overflow in HPE NonStop Inspect Subsystem could corrupt resume-execution address and may potentially redirect execution flow.

CVSS

Base score
7.1
Version
3.1
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.15 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
4
Score date
10/20/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

Vector AV:L, PR:L y UI:N indica explotación local sin interacción (T1068); la descripción cita corrupción de la dirección de reanudación que puede redirigir el flujo de ejecución (T1574).

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Execution PreventionUpdate SoftwareApplication Developer GuidanceUser Account ManagementThreat Intelligence ProgramRestrict File and Directory Permissions

Affected technologies (1)

⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.

HPE — Nonstop Inspect SubsystemAI

CWEs

References

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Raw JSON (NVD)

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