Vulnerability · Published Oct 6, 2026 · Assigned by hpe

CVE-2026-79813Local Privilege Escalation in ClearPass Client Software

Medium 6.7

In plain English

A medium-severity privilege mismanagement in ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM) from Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 0% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.7Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)<0.1%top 99.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the ClearPass client software. Successful exploitation could allow a low-privileged local user to execute commands with elevated privileges on the affected system, if certain conditions outside of the attacker's control are met.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM) 6.14.0 – through 6.14.06.11.0 – through 6.11.15

Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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