CVE-2026-79813: hewlett packard enterprise (hpe) clearpass policy manager (cppm) Improper Privilege Management
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-79813 is a medium (CVSS 6.7) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in hewlett packard enterprise (hpe) clearpass policy manager (cppm). EPSS estimates a 0.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 0.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 06-10-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-10-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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 metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST6.7MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.08%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
0%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Change unavailable
Change unavailable
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Hewlett packard enterprise (hpe)1 product
- clearpass policy manager (cppm)6.14.0 | ≥ 6.11.0, ≤ 6.11.15
1 vendor · 1 product