System shutdown via memory corruption
Published Oct 14, 2026 · Updated Oct 14, 2026
Memory corruption in HPE NonStop iTP WebServer allows attackers to cause system shutdown via unspecified vectors. The supplied source record identifies memory corruption but provides no faulty operation or affected function, and the linked HPE bulletin was not readable during research. Required privileges, triggering input, and configuration prerequisites remain unverified; the reported consequence is shutdown, not established code execution.
Summary
What happened
Memory corruption in HPE NonStop iTP WebServer allows attackers to cause system shutdown via unspecified vectors. The supplied source record identifies memory corruption but provides no faulty operation or affected function, and the linked HPE bulletin was not readable during research. Required privileges, triggering input, and configuration prerequisites remain unverified; the reported consequence is shutdown, not established code execution.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-73790
- Published
- Oct 14, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 14, 2026
- Vendor
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Product
- HPE NonStop iTP WebServer
- Classifications
- Unavailable
- Attack vector
- Unavailable
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
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- Oct 14, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Oct 14, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=Prior to T8996L01^AGZ
- Affected versionversion=Prior to T8997L01^AGZ
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