Medium severity · published Oct 6, 2026
CVE-2026-79813
Local Privilege Escalation in ClearPass Client Software
6.7
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the ClearPass client software. Successful exploitation could allow a low-privileged local user to execute commands with elevated privileges on the affected system, if certain conditions outside of the attacker's control are met.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 0% 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-2026-79813
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-79813
support.hpe.com
https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05158en_us&docLocale=en_US
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