CVE-2026-79827
7.1HighPublished 15 Oct 2026 · NVD status: Awaiting Analysis · AI triage by gemini-3.8-flash
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Impact
- High impact on integrity, availability
- Weakness
- CWE-122
Impact
A local attacker with existing low-level system access can corrupt execution flow to modify system data or crash the system. They require local access to interact with the NonStop Inspect Subsystem.
Root cause
A heap-based buffer overflow in the Inspect Subsystem corrupts the resume-execution address.
Affected systems
HPE NonStop Inspect Subsystem (versions not listed — check the vendor advisory).
CVSS v3.1 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Fix & remediation
Review the HPE security advisory (hpesbns05148en_us) for the patch or updated NonStop OS release; restrict access to the Inspect subsystem until patched.
AI-suggested. Run it in staging first and check it against the vendor advisory. Why?
NVD description
A heap buffer overflow in HPE NonStop Inspect Subsystem could corrupt resume-execution address and may potentially redirect execution flow.