CVE-2026-79809

HIGH 7.3

Unauthenticated Path Traversal in ClearPass Policy Manager API Endpoint Leads to Authorization Bypass

CVSS Score

7.3

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

Vendor	hewlett packard enterprise (hpe)
Product	clearpass policy manager (cppm)
Published	Oct 6, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Affected Versions

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) / ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM)

6.14.0 ≤ 6.14.0 6.11.0 ≤ 6.11.15

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

support.hpe.com: https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05158en_us&docLocale=en_US

Credits

🔍 Internal security research (HPE Networking).