VulnerabilityAwaiting Analysis
CVE-2026-79824
A directory traversal vulnerability in HPE NonStop Python 3.x could allow attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a ..
HIGH 8.0EPSS 0.34%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.34%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A directory traversal vulnerability in HPE NonStop Python 3.x could allow attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in filenames in a TAR archive.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.34% probability · 27th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-30
- Source
- security-alert@hpe.com
EPSS moved from 0.5% on 15 October 2026 to 0.3% on 26 October 2026.
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.