CVE-2026-76668 HPE NonStop Kernel - Access to unmapped or privileged data
Medium 6.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-76668 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-76668 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE NonStop Kernel, published on 15 Oct 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-76668 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE NonStop Kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-76668/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-76668/index.md)
A vulnerability in the HPE NonStop Kernel allows user space access to privileged or unmapped data, potentially exposing sensitive information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-76668?
CVE-2026-76668 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE NonStop Kernel, published on 15 Oct 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A security vulnerability in HPE NonStop Kernel may allow user space access to privileged or unmapped data.
Weakness: CWE-1260
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-76668?
How do I fix CVE-2026-76668?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-76668 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-76668 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-76668 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6rc9-36vr-m5q8.