Medium severity · published Sep 9, 2026
CVE-2026-73788
Privilege Escalation in ClearPass OnGuard Agent
6.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability in the ClearPass OnGuard agent could allow an authenticated remote attacker to elevate their own privileges on a vulnerable ClearPass OnGuard deployment. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to obtain root privileges, leading to potentially unauthorized operation of the vulnerable system.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 30% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CP
ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM) · Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
6.12.0 through 6.12.8; 6.11.0 through 6.11.14 · source: vendor
Affected product
CP
ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73788
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-73788
support.hpe.com
https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05130en_us&docLocale=en_US
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