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.
Published: 2026-10-06
Score: 6.7 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-269
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 07 Oct 2026 02:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Hewlett Packard Enterprise (hpe)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (hpe) clearpass Policy Manager (cppm)
Vendors & Products Hewlett Packard Enterprise (hpe)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (hpe) clearpass Policy Manager (cppm)

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 23:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-732

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Local Privilege Escalation in ClearPass Client Software
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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Hewlett Packard Enterprise (hpe) Clearpass Policy Manager (cppm)
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hpe

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-07T18:02:28.263Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T14:46:11.264Z

Link: CVE-2026-79813

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-07T18:02:21.699Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-06T20:17:32.967

Modified: 2026-10-07T19:17:43.480

Link: CVE-2026-79813

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Updated: 2026-10-07T02:15:09Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-269

    Improper Privilege Management

  • CWE-732

    Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource