{"answers":{"affected":"","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-79809 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2026-79809 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2026-79809 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM), published on 6 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2026-79809 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2026-79809 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM), published on 6 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-79809 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-79809/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-79809/index.md)","id":"CVE-2026-79809","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-79809/index.md","name":"CVE-2026-79809","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-x6vr-x995-pjqg"],"analysis":{"component_type":"server_software","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["privilege_escalation","security_bypass"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Network access control","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Unauthenticated attackers can exploit path traversal in ClearPass Policy Manager to bypass authorization and gain unintended roles.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"path_traversal"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"hpe","cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":7.3,"severity":"high","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-22","name":"Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory"}],"description":"An unauthenticated path traversal vulnerability exists in an API endpoint of ClearPass Policy Manager. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to influence authorization decisions and be assigned an unintended role.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"Unauthenticated Path Traversal in ClearPass Policy Manager API Endpoint Leads to Authorization Bypass","id":"CVE-2026-79809","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"path_traversal","year":"2026"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":1,"next":{"headline":"Authenticated Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities in HPE Networking ClearPass Policy Manager","id":"CVE-2026-79810"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Local Authenticated Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in the ClearPass Policy Manager OnGuard Agent","id":"CVE-2026-79808"},"products":["ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM)"],"published":"2026-10-06","related":[],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"yes","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"partial"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-10-07","vendors":["Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)"]},"summary":"Unauthenticated attackers can exploit path traversal in ClearPass Policy Manager to bypass authorization and gain unintended roles.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-79809/"}