CVE-2026-79807Authenticated Local Missing Integrity Verification Vulnerability leads to Local Privilege Escalation in the ClearPass Policy Manager Windows Client Software
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It affects Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM). Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.
EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.08%, higher than 0% of scored CVEs.
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A missing integrity verification vulnerability in the Windows client software for ClearPass Policy Manager could allow malicious users on a local instance to elevate their user privileges. A successful exploit could allow these users to execute attacker-supplied code with elevated privileges on the local system.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-347
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 0.08% (percentile 0)
- Assigned by
- hpe
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Oct 8, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM) hewlett_packard_enterprise_hpe:clearpass_policy_manager_cppm (from the name) | from 6.14.0 through 6.14.0; from 6.11.0 through 6.11.15 | CNA record |
References
- https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05158en_us&docLocale=en_US
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