{"id":"CVE-2026-79891","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-79891","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T00:56:56.892Z","title":"A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the command line interface of AOS-8 that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to run arbitrary commands on the underlying host if certain preconditions outside of the attacker's control are met.","description":"A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the command line interface of AOS-8 that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to run arbitrary commands on the underlying host if certain preconditions outside of the attacker's control are met. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system leading to complete system compromise.","published":"2026-10-22T19:18:02.000Z","lastModified":"2026-10-26T14:18:55.000Z","status":"Awaiting Analysis","sourceIdentifier":"security-alert@hpe.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":[],"epss":{"score":0.00552,"percentile":0.45855,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[{"date":"2026-10-23","score":0.00255,"percentile":0.16224}]},"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 (0.55%). 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":"2026-10-22T19:18:02.000Z","detail":{"score":"8.1","severity":"HIGH","publishedAt":"2026-10-22T19:18:01.663Z"},"summary":"New CVE, high severity (CVSS 8.1)."}],"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-2026-79891","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."}