Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2026-79843

A corrupted file may cause out-of-bounds read in HPE NonStop SQL/MX EXE under certain conditions, potentially leading to information disclosure, process termination, C…

Published Oct 15, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 15, 2026 · the affected product

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-79843. EPSS is 0.09%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No plain product name is stored. The page cannot tell you which product to check.
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium6.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.09%
Remediation
Not established
Affected products
See sources for product scope

A corrupted file may cause out-of-bounds read in HPE NonStop SQL/MX EXE under certain conditions, potentially leading to information disclosure, process termination, CPU halt, or data corruption.

No affected version ranges are stored yet. Use the vendor advisory before you decide this record does not apply.

How to fix CVE-2026-79843

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-79843. EPSS is 0.09%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read. EPSS 0.09%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    A corrupted file may cause out-of-bounds read in HPE NonStop SQL/MX EXE under certain conditions, potentially leading to information disclosure, process termination, CPU halt, or data corruption.

  2. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A corrupted file may cause out-of-bounds read in HPE NonStop SQL/MX EXE under certain conditions, potentially leading to information disclosure, process termination, CPU halt, or data corruption.

  3. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A corrupted file may cause out-of-bounds read in HPE NonStop SQL/MX EXE under certain conditions, potentially leading to information disclosure, process termination, CPU halt, or data corruption.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-79843

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-79843

    30-day exploitation probability 0.1%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-79843

    A corrupted file may cause out-of-bounds read in HPE NonStop SQL/MX EXE under certain conditions, potentially leading to information disclosure, process termination, CPU halt, or data corruption.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.