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title: "CVE-2026-76689: Affected component - Buffer Overflow"
description: "Affected component contains a stack-based buffer overflow caused by improper processing of malformed configuration input, letting authenticated remote attackers with admin privileges execute remote code or cause denial of service."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-76689/
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# CVE-2026-76689 Affected component - Buffer Overflow

Affected component contains a stack-based buffer overflow caused by improper processing of malformed configuration input, letting authenticated remote attackers with admin privileges execute remote code or cause denial of service.

CVSS base score 7.2 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.85% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76689)

## Details

Type

Buffer Overflow

Impact

Remote Code Execution, Denial Of Service

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

15 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-121](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/121.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version with the vulnerability fixed.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76689](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76689)
- [https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05135en\_us&docLocale=en\_US](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05135en_us&docLocale=en_US)

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## What this record can't tell you

- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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