Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2026-76668

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

Published Oct 15, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 15, 2026 · Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE NonStop Kernel

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-76668. EPSS is 0.08%. Act only if a listed version of Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE NonStop Kernel is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium6.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.08%
Remediation
Not established
Affected products
vendor Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE NonStop Kernel

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

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE NonStop Kernelversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-76668

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-76668. EPSS is 0.08%. Act only if a listed version of Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE NonStop Kernel is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-1260. EPSS 0.08%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

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

  2. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

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

  3. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

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

Sources

  • CIRCL Vulnerability LookupVulnerability recordCVE-2026-76668

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

    vulnerability.circl.lu
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-76668

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-76668

    30-day exploitation probability 0.1%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-76668

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

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.