CVE-2026-79813
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Local Privilege Escalation in ClearPass Client Software

Publication date: 2026-10-06

Last updated on: 2026-10-06

Assigner: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)

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.

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Published
2026-10-06
Last Modified
2026-10-06
Generated
2026-10-07
EPSS Evaluated
N/A
NVD
CVE-2026-79813
EUVD
EUVD-2026-93899

Affected Vendors & Products

Showing 2 associated CPEs
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM) 6.14.0
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM) 6.11.0

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CWE-UNKNOWN

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