CVE-2026-79870: Vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Unknown product
Description
CVE-2026-79870 is a critical vulnerability affecting unspecified Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) products in versions 8.10.0.0 through 8.10.0.23 and 8.12.0.0 through 8.13.3.0. The vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 9.6, indicating severe impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No detailed description or technical details about the nature of the vulnerability are provided. There are no known exploits in the wild and no patch or remediation information is available at this time.
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-2026-79870, affects certain versions of an unspecified HPE product. The CVSS 3.1 score of 9.6 reflects an attack vector requiring adjacent network access with low complexity, no privileges, and no user interaction, resulting in a scope change and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Specific technical details and the affected product name are not provided. No vendor advisory or patch information is available to confirm remediation status.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability has a critical severity with a CVSS score of 9.6, indicating it can 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 are reported in the wild, so active exploitation is not confirmed.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no patch or vendor advisory is provided, monitor official Hewlett Packard Enterprise channels for updates and apply any official fixes once available.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- hpe
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-25T14:48:06.470Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ada64aa4d27ba8daa7565b2
Added to database: 10/22/2026, 19:31:54 UTC
Last enriched: 10/22/2026, 20:01:28 UTC
Last updated: 10/22/2026, 20:35:14 UTC
Views: 4
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