CVE-2026-79815 Authenticated Command Injection Vulnerability in the ClearPass Policy Manager OnGuard Agent
An authenticated attacker can inject arbitrary commands into the ClearPass OnGuard Agent to execute code with elevated privileges on Windows endpoints.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-79815?
CVE-2026-79815 is a medium-severity command injection 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.
Official description
A command injection vulnerability in the OnGuard agent of ClearPass Policy Manager could allow an authenticated remote attacker to inject arbitrary commands. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute commands with elevated privileges on the affected Windows endpoint.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-79815?
How do I fix CVE-2026-79815?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-79815 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-2026-79815 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-79815 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5mfp-rqmh-c9ff.