CVE-2026-79866: Vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Unknown product
Description
CVE-2026-79866 is a critical vulnerability affecting certain versions of an unspecified Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) product. It has a high CVSS 3.1 score of 9.6, indicating severe impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The affected versions include 8.10.0.0 through 8.10.0.23 and 8.12.0.0 through 8.13.3.0. No detailed technical description or vendor advisory is provided, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.6critical
Affected software
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
Unknown product
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-79866, affects unspecified HPE product versions >=8.10.0.0 <=8.10.0.23 and >=8.12.0.0 <=8.13.3.0. It has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.6 with attack vector as adjacent network, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, scope changed, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No further technical details or vendor advisories are available to clarify the nature of the vulnerability or its exploitation methods.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability is rated critical with a CVSS score of 9.6, indicating that successful exploitation could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The attack vector is adjacent network, meaning an attacker must have access to the local network segment. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no vendor advisory or patch links are provided, users should monitor Hewlett Packard Enterprise communications for updates and apply any official fixes once available.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- hpe
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-25T14:48:06.469Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ada64a84d27ba8daa7565ac
Added to database: 10/22/2026, 19:31:52 UTC
Last enriched: 10/22/2026, 20:01:44 UTC
Last updated: 10/22/2026, 20:35:19 UTC
Views: 4
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