CVE-2026-79803
Authenticated Command Injection Leading to Privilege Escalation in ClearPass Policy Manager API
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.8 High
- Published
- Oct 6, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 25, 2026
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | hpe |
Weaknesses
- CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM)Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) |
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References
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