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CVE-2026-79833

Status: Awaiting AnalysisHigh (7.5)—
Severity7.5High · CVSS 3.1
Exploitation probability0.26 %higher than 17% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

A vulnerability in HPE NonStop ANSI SQLUTIL may allow a remote unauthenticated actor to cause an affected service to terminate unexpectedly, causing a denial of service.

CVSS

Base score
7.5
Version
3.1
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.26 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
17
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 AV:N/PR:N/UI:N indica explotación remota sin autenticación; el texto describe que un actor remoto no autenticado provoca la terminación inesperada del servicio, es decir DoS (T1499).

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

Filter Network TrafficVulnerability ScanningPrivileged Account ManagementNetwork SegmentationLimit Access to Resource Over NetworkApplication Isolation and Sandboxing

Affected technologies (1)

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

HPE — Nonstop Ansi SqlutilAI

CWEs

References

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Raw JSON (NVD)

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