CVE-2026-79803 Authenticated Command Injection Leading to Privilege Escalation in ClearPass Policy Manager API
Authenticated attackers can inject commands via the API to escalate privileges and gain administrative control of ClearPass Policy Manager.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-79803?
CVE-2026-79803 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM), published on 6 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A command injection vulnerability exists in the API of ClearPass Policy Manager. Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated remote attacker to escalate privileges and gain administrative control of the affected system.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-79803?
How do I fix CVE-2026-79803?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-79803 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2026-79803 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-79803 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2h4r-fr3h-ff6g.