CVE-2026-79796
Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilities in ClearPass Policy Manager
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.8 Critical
- Published
- Oct 6, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 25, 2026
Description
Vulnerabilities have been identified in the affected interface of ClearPass Policy Manager that could potentially allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to circumvent existing authentication controls. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to the affected system.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 9.8 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | hpe |
Weaknesses
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM)Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) |
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