Authenticated Local Privilege Escalation in ClearPass Policy Manager OnGuard Linux Agent (Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM))
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.10 % · percentile 1 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- hpe
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | hpe |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · security-alert@hpe.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-93892
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-79806
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1277 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits HPE Aruba Networking · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) · ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM) | affected 6.14.0 ≤ 6.14.0 ; affected 6.11.0 ≤ 6.11.15 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |