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CVE-2026-79831

A heap buffer overflow in HPE NonStop Posix User Threads may allow arbitrary code execution.

MEDIUM 6.6EPSS 0.11%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.11%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

A heap buffer overflow in HPE NonStop Posix User Threads may allow arbitrary code execution.

CVSS 3.1
6.6 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
EPSS
0.11% probability · 1th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-122
Source
security-alert@hpe.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%16 October 2026: 0.11%26 October 2026: 0.11%16 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS moved from 0.1% on 16 October 2026 to 0.1% 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.