{"id":"CVE-2026-79872","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-79872","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T01:50:38.607Z","title":"A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the underlying operating system of AOS that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by an unauthenticated remote attacker.","description":"A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the underlying operating system of AOS that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by an unauthenticated remote attacker. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in the ability to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.","published":"2026-10-22T19:18:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-10-26T14:18:55.000Z","status":"Awaiting Analysis","sourceIdentifier":"security-alert@hpe.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.4,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L"},"cwe":[],"affected":[],"epss":{"score":0.00556,"percentile":0.46102,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[{"date":"2026-10-23","score":0.00262,"percentile":0.17087}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.56%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[{"kind":"new","label":"New CVE","at":"2026-10-22T19:18:00.000Z","detail":{"score":"9.4","severity":"CRITICAL","publishedAt":"2026-10-22T19:17:59.600Z"},"summary":"New CVE, critical severity (CVSS 9.4)."}],"references":[{"url":"https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05162en_us&docLocale=en_US","source":"security-alert@hpe.com"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79872","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}