CVE-2026-79856

critical · 9.8

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the PAPI protocol of AOS-8 that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to circumvent existing authentication controls. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to gain administrative access, modify system configurations, and access or manipulate sensitive data.

9.8

CVSS

0.6%

EPSS (exploit prob.)

49th

EPSS percentile

2026-10-22

Published

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CWE-119

References

https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05162en_us&docLocale=en_US

Query this programmatically:

curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2026-79856