CVE-2026-79836

Status: Awaiting AnalysisMedium (6.4)—
Severity6.4Medium · CVSS 3.1
Exploitation probability0.17 %higher than 5% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

A vulnerability HPE NonStop SQL/MX Run-Time Statistics may allow an attacker to cause memory corruption and null pointer dereference, potentially leading to process crash,  DoS or information disclosure.

CVSS

Base score
6.4
Version
3.1
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.17 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
5
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:L indica explotación remota con privilegios bajos (T1210). El texto menciona caída de proceso y DoS (T1499) y divulgación de información (T1005), aunque sin detalle de la fuente.

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ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Affected technologies (1)

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

CWEs

References

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