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.
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| Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) | ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM) | affected |
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Tue, 06 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0000
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | Authenticated Local Privilege Escalation in ClearPass Policy Manager OnGuard Linux Agent | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: hpe
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-06T19:17:09.219Z
Reserved: 2026-08-25T14:46:11.263Z
Link: CVE-2026-79806
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