Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-79800
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ClearPass Policy Manager
Authenticated Path Traversal Vulnerability Leads to Remote Code Execution in ClearPass Policy Manager
CVSS 3.1
8.8High
Official description
An authenticated path traversal vulnerability exists in the command line interface of ClearPass Policy Manager. Successful exploitation could allow a low-privileged authenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on the underlying operating system.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8High | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (hpe) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) | ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM) | 6.14.0 ≤ v ≤ 6.14.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
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Details
- Published
- 2026-10-06
- Last updated
- 2026-10-08
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- hpe
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.62%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
50.2%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')