Vulnerability details

CVE-2026-79803

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ClearPass Policy Manager

Authenticated Command Injection Leading to Privilege Escalation in ClearPass Policy Manager API

CVSS 3.1
8.8High

Official description

A command injection vulnerability exists in the API of ClearPass Policy Manager. Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated remote attacker to escalate privileges and gain administrative control of the affected system.

CVSS scores

ScoreVersionSourceVector
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

VendorProductVersionsSource
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM) 6.11.0 ≤ v ≤ 6.11.15 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)
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)

0.79%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
56.6%
Percentile (among all CVEs)

SSVC assessment (CISA)

Automatable
No
Exploitation
None
Technical impact
Total

Weaknesses (CWE)

  • CWE-77
    Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')