Command Injection Vulnerability in ClearPass Policy Manager by HPE
CVE-2026-79803

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

HP (HP)

Vendor
CVE Published:
6 October 2026

What is CVE-2026-79803?

A command injection vulnerability has been identified in the API of ClearPass Policy Manager, which could allow an authenticated remote attacker to exploit the system. This exploitation could lead to privilege escalation, enabling the attacker to gain administrative control over the affected system, which poses a significant security risk to organizational infrastructure.

Affected Version(s)

ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM) 6.14.0

ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM) 6.14.0

ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM) 6.11.0 <= 6.11.15

References

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Internal security research (HPE Networking).
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