CVE-2026-79833
7.5HighPublished 15 Oct 2026 · NVD status: Awaiting Analysis · AI triage by gemini-3.8-flash
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Impact
- High impact on availability
- Weakness
- CWE-248
Impact
Remote unauthenticated attackers can crash the affected service and trigger a denial of service over the network.
Root cause
An uncaught exception in the service process leads to an unexpected termination.
Affected systems
Versions not listed — check the vendor advisory.
CVSS v3.1 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Fix & remediation
Check the HPE security bulletin hpesbns05148en_us for the specific fixed version or patch; restrict network access to SQLUTIL services to trusted hosts in the interim.
AI-suggested. Run it in staging first and check it against the vendor advisory. Why?
NVD description
A vulnerability in HPE NonStop ANSI SQLUTIL may allow a remote unauthenticated actor to cause an affected service to terminate unexpectedly, causing a denial of service.