CVE-2026-76668 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A security vulnerability in HPE NonStop Kernel may allow user space access to privileged or unmapped data.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00079.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

HPE NonStop Kernel

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`T9050L02^BBP`	affected	—
`T9050L02^BBS`	affected	—

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Project Subscriptions

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbns05148en_us&docLocale=en_US

History

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		A security vulnerability in HPE NonStop Kernel may allow user space access to privileged or unmapped data.
Title		HPE NonStop Kernel - Access to unmapped or privileged data
Weaknesses		CWE-1260
References		https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbns05148en_us&docLocale=en_US
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hpe

Published: 2026-10-15T06:33:10.697Z

Updated: 2026-10-15T14:55:59.859Z

Reserved: 2026-08-19T16:11:04.542Z

Link: CVE-2026-76668

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-15T14:55:32.109Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-15T07:18:02.720

Modified: 2026-10-15T16:23:06.250

Link: CVE-2026-76668

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-1260

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