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CVE-2026-79796 Critical · 9.8 EPSS 0.5%

Vulnerabilities have been identified in the affected interface of ClearPass Policy Manager that could potentially…

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) · ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM)

Summary

A flaw in the affected interface of HPE ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM) lets it be bypassed, classed as improper authentication. An unauthenticated remote attacker over the network can circumvent existing authentication controls and gain unauthorized access to the affected system, with no user interaction required.

Official description · NVD

Vulnerabilities have been identified in the affected interface of ClearPass Policy Manager that could potentially allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to circumvent existing authentication controls. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to the affected system.

Breakdown
17.1 / 100
Exploited
Not confirmed
Reports
0
Tactics
0/15

Disclosed on 6 Oct 2026. No public exploit code or confirmed exploitation is recorded.

techniques

No techniques linked

No ATT&CK techniques are linked to this CVE yet. MITRE CTID has not mapped it, and no report passage in the corpus ties it to a technique.

What security researchers reported

Not named in any threat report yet

Also mentioned in 8 community threat pulses (AlienVault OTX)

Weaker evidence

Pulses are indicator collections that anyone can publish. A mention is not confirmation of exploitation.

References

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