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.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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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 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. | |
| Title | Local Privilege Escalation in ClearPass Client Software | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: hpe
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-06T19:17:15.291Z
Reserved: 2026-08-25T14:46:11.264Z
Link: CVE-2026-79813
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