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CVE-2026-79830

Status: Awaiting AnalysisMedium (6.6)—
Severity6.6Medium · CVSS 3.1
Exploitation probability0.11 %higher than 1% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

A vulnerability in HPE NonStop Kernel Level Thread Model Lib can cause stack buffer overflow which can allow arbitrary code execution.

CVSS

Base score
6.6
Version
3.1
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.11 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
1
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.

El vector CVSS es AV:L con UI:N, así que se explota localmente sin interacción (T1068). La descripción cita desbordamiento de búfer en pila que permite ejecución de código arbitrario, sin nombrar intérprete (T1059).

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 PreventionThreat Intelligence ProgramRestrict Web-Based ContentPrivileged Account ManagementLimit Software InstallationBehavior Prevention on Endpoint

Affected technologies (1)

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

HPE — Nonstop Kernel Level Thread Model LIBAI

CWEs

References

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Raw JSON (NVD)

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