Authenticated Command Injection Leading to Privilege Escalation in ClearPass Policy Manager API

published 2026-10-06 last mo. modified 2026-10-08 last mo. also EUVD-2026-93890

cvss: 8.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.8%; EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
public exploits: 0; none known

A command injection vulnerability exists in the API of ClearPass Policy Manager. Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated remote attacker to escalate privileges and gain administrative control of the affected system.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: last mo. (2026-10-07)

Exploit prediction

0.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM)

Classification

Weakness

CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command

References

support.hpe.com /hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05158en_us&docLocale=en_US

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-79803
NVD CVE-2026-79803

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