9.8

CVE-2026-79805: hewlett packard enterprise (hpe) clearpass policy manager (cppm) Path Traversal

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalAwaiting analysis
Published 06-10-2026Last modified 08-10-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-79805 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Path Traversal vulnerability in hewlett packard enterprise (hpe) clearpass policy manager (cppm). EPSS estimates a 0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.43%
0%100%
Low · Change unavailable
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 06-10-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An authenticated path traversal vulnerability exists in ClearPass Policy Manager. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to read and modify certain files on the underlying operating system.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.43%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

36%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Change unavailable

Change unavailable

07-10-202622-10-2026
EPSS score
0.43%

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