HPE up to 10.4.1.13/10.7.2.6/10.8.1.1 privilege escalation

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8.5$0-$5k1.65

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in HPE up to 10.4.1.13/10.7.2.6/10.8.1.1. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in Remote Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-79861. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HPE up to 10.4.1.13/10.7.2.6/10.8.1.1. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote privilege escalation vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.hpe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-79861 since 08/25/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/22/2026).

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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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.5

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 9.8
CNA Vector (hpe): 🔒

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔒

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

08/25/2026 CVE reserved
10/22/2026 +58 days Advisory disclosed
10/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: support.hpe.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-79861 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-79861
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-425499

Entryinfo

Created: 10/22/2026 23:36
Changes: 10/22/2026 23:36 (57)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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