CVE-2026-79813

MEDIUM 6.7

Local Privilege Escalation in ClearPass Client Software

CVSS Score

6.7

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

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:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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).