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01 Record

CVE-2026-79814

Local Arbitrary File Write Leading to Local Privilege Escalation in ClearPass Policy Manager OnGuard Agent

MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: hpe
CNA base score6.7 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

02 Description

Local Arbitrary File Write Leading to Local Privilege Escalation in ClearPass Policy Manager OnGuard Agent

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
SSVC decision
  • ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
  • AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
  • Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
0.09% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 0.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
6.7 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-08.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2026-10-06 19:17Z23 DAYS AGO
Last updated
2026-10-08 03:55Z22 DAYS AGO
Reserved
2026-08-25
Assigning CNA
hpe
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Medium (CVSS 6.7)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
  • CWE-73External Control of File Name or PathBase
Data version
5.2
Document digest
a0c756eb7120a2ece291d51598e7e9469a247ea3850b551fcecf3fede74e6cd2

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM)6.14.0 to 6.14.0, 6.11.0 to 6.11.15—

06 References