7.8

CVE-2026-23599: hewlett packard enterprise (hpe) hpe aruba networking clearpass policy manager Improper Privilege Management

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighDeferred
Published 17-02-2026Last modified 18-02-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-23599 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in hewlett packard enterprise (hpe) hpe aruba networking clearpass policy manager. EPSS estimates a 0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 4.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.16%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 17-02-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 18-02-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A local privilege-escalation vulnerability has been discovered in the HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass OnGuard Software for Linux. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a local attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution with root privileges.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.16%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

5%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.15% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.16%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Hewlett packard enterprise (hpe)1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links