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HPE Networking EUVDEUVD-2026-108394

| CVE-2026-79894 HIGH
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)
2026-10-22 security-alert@hpe.com GHSA-pjfh-vm67-rmvq
7.5
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 device over network (AV:N)
  2. Exploit
    Send crafted request to vulnerable service
  3. Impact
    Cause denial of service (A:H)

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Resource consumption limits
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Impact

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

Exploitation Conditions

The available sources contain no description, so the exact trigger is not described in the available sources. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) indicates network-reachable, unauthenticated exploitation with no user interaction against a reachable instance of the affected HPE networking product, with impact limited to availability (denial of service). The principal limiting factor is network reachability: exploitation requires the vulnerable service/interface to be exposed to the attacker, so devices isolated on management networks or behind access controls are correspondingly less exposed. Affected versions and any non-default configuration requirements cannot be confirmed from the supplied data and should be read from HPE advisory hpesbnw05162en_us.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H, base 7.5) describes a remotely reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated flaw whose only impact is to availability (C:N/I:N/A:H) - i.e. a denial-of-service condition, not data exposure. This directly conflicts with the single 'Information Disclosure' tag in the input, which would imply a confidentiality impact (C:H); treat the tag as suspect and the availability-only vector as the governing signal pending the vendor advisory. No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no POC/exploit reference are present in the supplied data, so exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' The vuln.today decision label is 'this_week', indicating elevated-but-not-emergency urgency consistent with a network-reachable unauthenticated DoS that is not yet known to be exploited. Net assessment: a genuine remediation priority for exposed HPE networking devices because of the unauthenticated network vector, but with impact bounded to service disruption rather than compromise; the absence of a description, EPSS, and any exploit evidence means the real-world probability of exploitation cannot be quantified from this data alone.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote, unauthenticated attacker with network reachability to the affected HPE networking product sends crafted traffic that triggers the vulnerable code path, causing the device or service to crash or stop responding and disrupting availability. No public exploit code or POC reference is present in the supplied data. The low attack complexity (AC:L) and lack of required privileges or user interaction mean the condition could be reached without preconditions once the device is reachable.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 22, 2026

Denial of service against network-reachable HPE networking products: CVE-2026-79894 scores 7.5 on CVSS 3.1 from a vector of AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H, meaning a remote attacker needs no credentials and no user interaction to degrade availability on an exposed instance. The trigger, affected version range and any required configuration are not described in the available sources and must be read from HPE advisory hpesbnw05162en_us, which is the sole reference supplied. No public exploit code or PoC reference was identified and there is no CISA KEV entry at time of analysis, so urgency derives from exposure of the affected interface rather than from observed attack activity.

RemediationAI

The supplied data contains no vendor-released patch, fixed firmware version, workaround or mitigation from HPE; the authoritative remediation and any fixed build numbers must be taken directly from HPE advisory hpesbnw05162en_us at https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05162en_us&docLocale=en_US, which should be checked for the exact product lines and firmware branches in use rather than assumed from the CVSS score. Because the assessed exposure depends on network reachability of the affected service or interface, the practical near-term control described in the available data is to keep the vulnerable interface off untrusted networks - restrict it to management VLANs, place it behind access control lists or a jump host, and limit which source addresses can reach it - accepting that this reduces rather than removes exposure for any host that still needs the interface reachable, and that it provides no protection against a source inside the permitted range. No further compensating controls are specified in the supplied evidence, and the trigger is not described in the available sources, so no feature-disable or configuration-level workaround can be recommended from this data alone; confirm whether HPE documents one in the advisory before relying on it. Monitor the advisory and vendor channels for a fixed firmware release and for any update to exploitation status, since neither a patch nor public exploit code is confirmed in the supplied data.

Affected VersionsENISA

Unknown product 8.10.0.0 ≤8.10.0.23
Unknown product 8.12.0.0 ≤8.13.3.0

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 only technical anchors in the supplied data are the CVSS 3.1 metrics and a vendor advisory link; no CWE is assigned in this record, so the root-cause class cannot be stated and the trigger is not described in the available sources. Read literally, the vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H describes a flaw reachable over the network at low attack complexity with no privileges and no user interaction, scoped to the vulnerable component, with no scored confidentiality or integrity effect and a high availability impact - the practical pattern is a service or interface that can be pushed into a failed or unresponsive state by an unauthenticated remote party. There is a noteworthy inconsistency between that vector and the supplied tag "Information Disclosure": the tag implies disclosure of data, but C:N in the vector asserts no confidentiality impact, so the tag should not be used to characterise the flaw until the HPE advisory clarifies the actual effect. Because affected versions, deployment models, default-versus-non-default exposure and any protocol or service specifics are all absent, the affected component should be identified by matching the installed HPE product and firmware against advisory hpesbnw05162en_us rather than inferred from the score.

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Severity by source

Vendor (hpe) PRIMARY 7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
vuln.today AI 7.5 HIGH

Network-reachable, unauthenticated, no user interaction per the input vector; impact is availability-only (DoS), so C:N/I:N/A:H, matching base 7.5.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (hpe).

CVSS VectorVendor: hpe

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

DescriptionCVE.org

No description provided

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

HPE networking products exposed to the network are vulnerable to a remotely triggered denial-of-service condition (CVE-2026-79894) that could disrupt availability of critical network infrastructure. Because exploitation requires no credentials or user interaction, any internet-facing or broadly reachable HPE device may be at risk, potentially impacting business operations and service delivery. Leadership should prioritize validating exposure and planning immediate mitigations, as no vendor patch is currently available.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis; interim mitigations include restricting network access to affected interfaces, disabling unnecessary services, applying firewall or ACL-based segmentation, and monitoring for availability anomalies per HPE advisory hpesbnw05162en_us.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 76% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
HPE enterprise networking bulletin; specific affected product not identified in data
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

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 HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
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
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

38
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +38
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

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