Denial of Service Vulnerability in HPE Networking ClearPass Policy Manager
CVE-2026-79812

6.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

HP (HP)

Status
Clearpass Policy Manager (cppm)
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 October 2026

What is CVE-2026-79812?

A denial of service vulnerability has been identified in the OnGuard agent of HPE Networking ClearPass Policy Manager. An authenticated local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to disrupt the normal operations of the agent service, potentially leading to service outages. This disruption can hinder the effectiveness of network security measures and access controls managed by the ClearPass Policy Manager.

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

https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpe...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
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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