CVE-2026-79824
A directory traversal vulnerability in HPE NonStop Python 3.x could allow attackers to overwrite…
- Risk score
- 66/100
- CVSS
- 8.0 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.5%
- Published
- 15 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- A directory traversal vulnerability in HPE NonStop Python 3.x could allow attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in filenames in a TAR archive.
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Amber
- CVSS 8.0 high
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References
Original description
A directory traversal vulnerability in HPE NonStop Python 3.x could allow attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in filenames in a TAR archive.
Last activity 15 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.