[ CVE-2026-79824 · Published 15 Oct 2026 ]

Vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE NonStop Python 3.x

CVSS 8.0 EPSS <1%1 agency advisoryNo fix listed yet

[ Description ]Official 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.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ Advisories ]Government CERT advisories

[ References ]References