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HPE Product (unspecified) CVE-2026-79849

| EUVDEUVD-2026-108349 CRITICAL
SQL Injection (CWE-89)
2026-10-22 security-alert@hpe.com GHSA-cjwq-7ch4-4c42
10.0
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: hpe
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Reach exposed HPE network service
  2. Exploit
    Send crafted unauthenticated request
  3. Execution
    Trigger vulnerability across scope boundary
  4. Impact
    Compromise confidentiality, integrity and availability

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Parameterized queries, prepared statements
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Persistence

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

The exact prerequisites cannot be extracted because no CVE description is provided. Per the CVSS vector alone, exploitation is network-reachable, unauthenticated, requires no user interaction and has low complexity (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N), implying no special conditions beyond network access to the affected HPE service; however, the specific product, feature, protocol, configuration mode and affected versions are not named in the available data and must be confirmed against HPE bulletin hpesbnw05162en_us. No limiting factors (required authentication, non-default configuration, or specific platform) can be confirmed from the supplied input.

Impact

The provided CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H, base 10.0) describes a maximum-severity, network-reachable, unauthenticated flaw with low attack complexity and a scope change producing high confidentiality, integrity and availability impact. The vuln.today decision label is 'act_now', which signals top-tier urgency and must be treated as the governing priority. However, several key signals are missing or conflicting and must be stated explicitly: no CVE description is provided, so the mechanism is unknown; EPSS is not supplied, so real-world exploitation probability cannot be quantified; the CVE is NOT listed in CISA KEV in the input and no POC/exploit reference is provided, so there is no confirmed exploitation. Additionally, the only classification tag is 'Information Disclosure' (a confidentiality-only concept), yet the CVSS vector asserts high integrity AND availability impact with scope change - these conflict, and the full-impact 10.0 score cannot be reconciled with a pure information-disclosure label from the available data; verify the true impact with the HPE advisory. Net: the scored severity and the act_now label argue for high priority, but the absence of description, EPSS, KEV and POC data means the real-world exploitation likelihood is unconfirmed and rests on the vendor-assigned score alone.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

Because the CVSS vector indicates a network-accessible flaw requiring no authentication, no privileges and no user interaction (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N), a remote attacker could reach the affected HPE product's exposed service directly and trigger the vulnerability without credentials. The scope change (S:C) suggests the impact could extend beyond the vulnerable component to other resources. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and the exact trigger is not described in the available sources.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 22, 2026

A maximum-severity, network-reachable flaw (CVSS 3.1 base 10.0) in an as-yet-unnamed HPE product allows remote attackers to achieve high confidentiality, integrity and availability impact across a scope boundary without authentication or user interaction. The affected product line, feature, protocol and version range are not stated in the available data; the only authoritative source is HPE security bulletin hpesbnw05162en_us, which must be consulted to identify the exact product and fixed build. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis and the CVE is not listed in CISA KEV, but the vulnerability is tagged 'Information Disclosure' while the assessed vector also scores high integrity and availability impact, so the true impact profile should be confirmed from the vendor bulletin. Vuln.today priority is act_now based on the assessed vector.

RemediationAI

No vendor-released patch or fixed version is identified in the available data, so no exact upgrade target can be stated; the primary and only traceable action is to retrieve and follow HPE Security Bulletin hpesbnw05162en_us (https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05162en_us&docLocale=en_US), which will name the affected product, the affected version range and any fixed firmware or software release. Because the affected feature, protocol and deployment mode are not named in the input, specific compensating controls cannot be prescribed from the available evidence; the practical interim measures available to defenders are limited to confirming exposure against the bulletin and, where the affected service is confirmed to be internet-facing, restricting network reachability to trusted management networks at the perimeter or firewall, accepting the operational cost that legitimate remote administration must then traverse a VPN or jump host. Re-check the HPE advisory for the fixed build before deciding whether such restrictions can be lifted.

Affected VersionsENISA

Unknown product 8.12.0.0 ≤8.13.3.0
Unknown product 8.10.0.0 ≤8.10.0.23

Affected Packages

euvd unknown_product no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The assessed vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H indicates a flaw reachable over the network with low attack complexity, no privileges required and no user interaction, with a scope change (S:C) meaning the vulnerable component can affect resources beyond its own security authority, and high impact on all three of confidentiality, integrity and availability. No CWE identifier was supplied, so the underlying weakness class (for example injection, deserialization, memory-safety or access-control failure) cannot be established from the available data, and the trigger mechanism is not described in the available sources. The only clue about the nature of the flaw is the 'Information Disclosure' tag applied by the reporting source, which is narrower than, and partially inconsistent with, the high integrity and availability components of the assessed vector; this discrepancy suggests either that the tag is incomplete or that the disclosure primitive can be escalated, and it should be reconciled against HPE bulletin hpesbnw05162en_us. No CPE strings were provided, so the exact affected product, deployment mode and version range remain unverified, as does whether the flaw sits in a management interface, an agent, a web service or an embedded protocol handler.

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Severity by source

Vendor (hpe) PRIMARY 10.0 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 10.0 CRITICAL

No description was supplied to independently derive metrics, so the vendor-assigned network, unauthenticated, no-interaction vector with scope change and full CIA impact is retained; the 'Information Disclosure' tag conflicts with I:H/A:H but cannot override the scored vector.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

Primary rating from Vendor (hpe).

CVSS VectorVendor: hpe

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionCVE.org

No description provided

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

A maximum-severity vulnerability (CVE-2026-79849) in an unidentified HPE product could allow remote attackers to compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability without authentication. Leadership should care because this poses a potentially severe risk to critical systems, though the exact product and exploitation status remain unconfirmed.

Business Impact: Severe
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis; interim mitigations include restricting network access to affected HPE products, applying network segmentation, disabling unnecessary services, and monitoring for suspicious activity per vendor guidance.

Threat Intelligence Overview

Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS N/A
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact
Very High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

50
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +50
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

SQL injection exploits the way applications construct database queries by mixing user input directly into SQL statements.

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