Description
No description provided
Published: 2026-10-22
Score: 9.4 Critical
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: Remote Code Execution
Action: Apply Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

Based solely on the CVE title, the vulnerability is an unauthenticated buffer overflow that can lead to remote code execution. No further technical details or impact scope are available in the CVE description, so the exact nature of the vulnerability and its constraints remain unspecified.

Affected Systems

The flaw affects Hewlett Packard Enterprise AOS‑10 and AOS‑8 products. Specific version information is not provided, so any installation of these AOS releases is potentially vulnerable.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 9.4 indicates critical severity. Because the vulnerability is described as unauthenticated, an attacker could target the systems without prior credentials, likely by sending malicious traffic over the network. The EPSS score is not available and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, but the high CVSS together with the lack of authentication requirements signals a significant risk of exploitation.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 23, 2026 at 04:37 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Obtain and apply the latest HPE AOS‑10 and AOS‑8 patch from the HPE support portal.
  • Restrict network access to the AOS management interfaces using firewalls or access control lists.
  • Monitor system logs and network traffic for indicators of buffer overflow exploitation or unexpected code execution.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 23, 2026 at 04:37 UTC.

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History

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-119

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description No description provided
Title Unauthenticated Buffer Overflow Vulnerability allows Remote Code Execution in AOS-10 and AOS-8
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L'}


Subscriptions

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hpe

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-22T19:05:35.350Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T14:48:06.470Z

Link: CVE-2026-79872

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No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-22T19:17:59.600

Modified: 2026-10-22T19:17:59.600

Link: CVE-2026-79872

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Updated: 2026-10-23T04:45:14Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-119

    Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer