Description
No description provided
Published: 2026-10-22
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: Remote Code Execution
Action: Immediate Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability is documented as an unauthenticated adjacent memory corruption that can lead to remote code execution. Attackers with network access can exploit the flaw to run arbitrary code, thereby compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected device. Although the official description is missing, the impact is clear: the flaw enables full control over the vulnerable system.

Affected Systems

The affected products are Hewlett Packard Enterprise devices running AOS-10. Specific version information is not disclosed, and the vendor lists the product as unknown. Administrators should examine HPE’s support documentation for any references to AOS-10 firmware or software components that may be impacted.

Risk and Exploitability

CVSS score of 8.8 indicates high severity, and the KEV status is not listed while EPSS data is unavailable, suggesting limited public exploitation data. The flaw is unauthenticated, meaning an attacker does not need credentials to trigger it, and the weakness involves adjacent memory corruption, which historically can be exploited remotely over the network. Given the high severity score and lack of known mitigations, the vulnerability represents a significant risk if the device is exposed.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 23, 2026 at 04:07 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply any available HPE patch or update for AOS-10 that addresses this memory corruption.
  • Restrict network access to AOS-10 devices to trusted hosts or VLANs, and enable firewall rules to block unsolicited traffic.
  • Monitor logs for unusual memory fault or execution patterns, and alert security teams to potential exploitation attempts.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 23, 2026 at 04:07 UTC.

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History

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 04:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-119
CWE-787

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description No description provided
Title Unauthenticated Adjacent Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities lead to Remote Code Execution in AOS-10
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Subscriptions

No data.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hpe

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-22T19:05:49.285Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T14:48:16.470Z

Link: CVE-2026-79879

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No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-22T19:18:00.380

Modified: 2026-10-22T19:18:00.380

Link: CVE-2026-79879

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No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-23T04:15:18Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-119

    Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

  • CWE-787

    Out-of-bounds Write