---
id: CVE-2026-79843
title: >-
  A corrupted file may cause out-of-bounds read in HPE NonStop SQL/MX EXE under
  certain conditions, potentially leading to information disclosure, process
  termination, CPU halt, or data corruption.
summary: >-
  A corrupted file may cause out-of-bounds read in HPE NonStop SQL/MX EXE under
  certain conditions, potentially leading to information disclosure, process
  termination, CPU halt, or data corruption.
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-125
vendor: Hewlett Packard Enterprise
product: HPE NonStop SQL/MX EXE
affected:
  - hpe_nonstop_sql_mx_exe T1051L40 and earlier
published: '2026-10-15'
updated: '2026-10-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T19:17:44.430'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79843'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbns05148en_us&docLocale=en_US
    label: security-alert@hpe.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-15T18:07:24.186485Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-10-15T15:09:08.426Z'
epss: 0.00092
epssPercentile: 0.00493
---

## Overview

A corrupted file may cause out-of-bounds read in HPE NonStop SQL/MX EXE under certain conditions, potentially leading to information disclosure, process termination, CPU halt, or data corruption.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.