CVE-2026-79803: Vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM)
Description
CVE-2026-79803 is a command injection vulnerability in the API of Hewlett Packard Enterprise ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM). An authenticated remote attacker could exploit this flaw to escalate privileges and gain administrative control over the affected system. The vulnerability has a high severity with a CVSS score of 8.8. It affects specific versions of CPPM, including 6.11.0 through 6.11.15 and version 6.14.0. There is no information provided about available patches or vendor advisories.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM)
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in HPE ClearPass Policy Manager's API allows an authenticated remote attacker to perform command injection, potentially escalating privileges to administrative level on the affected system. The flaw affects versions 6.11.0 through 6.11.15 and 6.14.0. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No known exploits in the wild or patch information are provided in the input data.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, leading to privilege escalation and full administrative control. This compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the ClearPass Policy Manager system.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no patch or official fix information is provided, users should monitor HPE advisories for updates and consider restricting access to the API to trusted users only until a fix is available.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- hpe
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-25T14:41:26.863Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ac54d502cdf04f656d70a7f
Added to database: 10/06/2026, 19:34:40 UTC
Last enriched: 10/06/2026, 19:48:35 UTC
Last updated: 10/06/2026, 19:49:45 UTC
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