CVE-2026-79809: high-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ClearPass…
Unauthenticated Path Traversal in ClearPass Policy Manager API Endpoint Leads to Authorization Bypass
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21Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 7.3epss 0.2%
exploitation probability
0.2%top 86% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
An unauthenticated path traversal vulnerability exists in an API endpoint of ClearPass Policy Manager. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to influence authorization decisions and be assigned an unintended role.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Affected products
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) · ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM)Related CVEs — Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ClearPass…
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CVE-2026-79802HIGHCommand Injection Vulnerability in the ClearPass Policy Manager Client SoftwareEPSS 1.1%CVE-2026-73769HIGHAuthenticated Remote Code Execution in CPPM Web InterfaceEPSS 1.1%CVE-2026-73787HIGHAuthenticated Arbitrary File Write allows Remote Code Execution via CPPM Web InterfaceEPSS 0.8%CVE-2026-79803HIGHAuthenticated Command Injection Leading to Privilege Escalation in ClearPass Policy Manager APIEPSS 0.7%CVE-2026-79801CRITICALUnauthenticated Missing Integrity Verification allows Remote Code Execution in ClearPass Policy Manager Client AgentEPSS 0.6%CVE-2026-79815MEDIUMAuthenticated Command Injection Vulnerability in the ClearPass Policy Manager OnGuard AgentEPSS 0.6%