CVE-2026-79824CWE-30

CVE-2026-79824

High · published October 15, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.0
EPSS
0%
Percentile
40.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.0 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00483 · 40.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-30 · Path Traversal: '\dir\..\filename'
Published
2026-10-15T14:17Z
References (1)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 OCT 03:32Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 15 OCT 09:09Z
    HPE NonStop Python 3.x - Directory traversal vulnerability
    cvelistv5
  • 15 OCT 09:09Z
    HPE NonStop Python 3.x - Directory traversal vulnerability
    cvelistv5