High severity · published Oct 6, 2026
CVE-2026-79802
Command Injection Vulnerability in the ClearPass Policy Manager Client Software
8.8
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A command injection vulnerability exists in the client software of ClearPass Policy Manager. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker who is able to supply crafted input to the affected software to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges on the affected host.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 68% 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)
6.14.0 through 6.14.0; 6.11.0 through 6.11.15 · source: vendor
Affected product
CP
ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79802
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-79802
support.hpe.com
https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05158en_us&docLocale=en_US
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