CVE-2026-79802 (GCVE-0-2026-79802)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-10-06 19:17
Modified
2026-10-08 03:55
Severity ?
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
A command injection vulnerability exists in the client software of ClearPass Policy Manager. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker who is able to supply crafted input to the affected software to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges on the affected host.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM) Version: 6.14.0   ≤ 6.14.0
Version: 6.11.0   ≤ 6.11.15
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