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    CVE-2026-79806

    A privilege escalation vulnerability in the ClearPass Policy Manager OnGuard Linux agent could allow malicious users on a Linux instance to elevate their user privileges. A successful exploit allows a malicious user to escalate to root privileges on the affected Linux client.

    Published:Oct 6, 2026
    Last Modified:Oct 7, 2026
    EPS:Oct 6, 2026
    EPSS Score:0.0011
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (hpe)
    Product
    Clearpass Policy Manager (cppm)

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2026-79818 (CVSS 5.3) — A vulnerability in an API interface of ClearPass Policy Manager could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker…
    CVE-2026-79817 (CVSS 5.5) — A sensitive information disclosure vulnerability exists in the client software of HPE Networking ClearPass Pol…
    CVE-2026-79816 (CVSS 6.3) — A vulnerability in a client interface of HPE Networking ClearPass Policy Manager could allow an unauthenticate…
    CVE-2026-79815 (CVSS 6.5) — A command injection vulnerability in the OnGuard agent of ClearPass Policy Manager could allow an authenticate…
    CVE-2026-79814 (CVSS 6.7) — An arbitrary file write vulnerability in the ClearPass Policy Manager OnGuard agent could allow malicious user…
    CVE-2026-79813 (CVSS 6.7) — A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the ClearPass client software. Successful exploitation co…
    CVE-2026-79812 (CVSS 6.1) — A denial of service vulnerability exists in the OnGuard agent of HPE Networking ClearPass Policy Manager. Succ…
    CVE-2026-79811 (CVSS 7.2) — A SQL injection vulnerability in the API of ClearPass Policy Manager could allow a remote authenticated attack…
    CVE-2026-79810 (CVSS 7.2) — Remote code execution vulnerabilities exist in the affected interface of HPE Networking ClearPass Policy Manag…
    CVE-2026-79809 (CVSS 7.3) — An unauthenticated path traversal vulnerability exists in an API endpoint of ClearPass Policy Manager. Success…

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High