High (7.8) in microfocus connected backup. EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
A potential security vulnerability has been identified in HPE Connected Backup versions 8.6 and 8.8.6. The vulnerability could be exploited locally to allow escalation of privilege.
Severity
CVSS 3.0
7.8 high
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 76% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)