CVE-2026-79807
Authenticated Local Missing Integrity Verification Vulnerability leads to Local Privilege Escalation in the ClearPass Policy Manager Windows Client Software
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Oct 6, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 25, 2026
Description
A missing integrity verification vulnerability in the Windows client software for ClearPass Policy Manager could allow malicious users on a local instance to elevate their user privileges. A successful exploit could allow these users to execute attacker-supplied code with elevated privileges on the local system.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | hpe |
Weaknesses
- CWE-347 Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM)Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) |
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References
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