CVE-2026-79806 (GCVE-0-2026-79806)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-06 19:17 – Updated: 2026-10-06 19:17
VLAI
Title
Authenticated Local Privilege Escalation in ClearPass Policy Manager OnGuard Linux Agent
Summary
A privilege escalation vulnerability in the ClearPass Policy Manager OnGuard Linux agent could allow malicious users on a Linux instance to elevate their user privileges. A successful exploit allows a malicious user to escalate to root privileges on the affected Linux client.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM) Affected: 6.14.0 , ≤ 6.14.0 (semver)
Affected: 6.11.0 , ≤ 6.11.15 (semver)
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Credits
Internal security research (HPE Networking).
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