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    CVE-2026-79809

    An unauthenticated path traversal vulnerability exists in an API endpoint of ClearPass Policy Manager. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to influence authorization decisions and be assigned an unintended role.

    Published:Oct 6, 2026
    Last Modified:Oct 7, 2026
    EPS:Oct 6, 2026
    EPSS Score:0.00239
    CVSS Score:7.3

    Affected Products

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

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-126 Path Traversal
    CAPEC-19 Embedding Scripts within Scripts
    CAPEC-441 Malicious Logic Insertion
    CAPEC-478 Modification of Windows Service Configuration
    CAPEC-479 Malicious Root Certificate
    CAPEC-502 Intent Spoof
    CAPEC-503 WebView Exposure
    CAPEC-536 Data Injected During Configuration
    CAPEC-546 Incomplete Data Deletion in a Multi-Tenant Environment
    CAPEC-550 Install New Service
    CAPEC-551 Modify Existing Service
    CAPEC-552 Install Rootkit
    CAPEC-556 Replace File Extension Handlers
    CAPEC-558 Replace Trusted Executable
    CAPEC-562 Modify Shared File
    CAPEC-563 Add Malicious File to Shared Webroot
    CAPEC-564 Run Software at Logon
    CAPEC-578 Disable Security Software
    CAPEC-64 Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic
    CAPEC-76 Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls
    CAPEC-78 Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding
    CAPEC-79 Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding

    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-2026-79808 (CVSS 7.8) — A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the OnGuard agent of ClearPass Policy Manager. Successful exploitati…

    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