VDB-420605 · CVE-2026-79831 · GCVE-0-2026-79831

HPE NonStop Posix User Threads buffer overflow

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7.7	$5k-$25k	4.33

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in HPE NonStop Posix User Threads and classified as very critical. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-79831. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HPE NonStop Posix User Threads (the affected version unknown). It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A heap buffer overflow in HPE NonStop Posix User Threads may allow arbitrary code execution.

The advisory is shared at support.hpe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-79831 since 08/25/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/15/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Name

NonStop Posix User Threads

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.hpe.com/

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.8
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 6.6
CNA Vector (hpe): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

08/25/2026 CVE reserved
10/15/2026 +51 days Advisory disclosed
10/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hpe.com

Advisory: support.hpe.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-79831 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-79831
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-420605

Entryinfo

Created: 10/15/2026 12:57
Changes: 10/15/2026 12:57 (59)
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Cache ID: 216::103