{"answers":{"affected":"","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-79816 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2026-79816 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2026-79816 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting 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, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2026-79816 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2026-79816 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting 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, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-79816 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-2026-79816/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-79816/index.md)","id":"CVE-2026-79816","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-79816/index.md","name":"CVE-2026-79816","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-hq55-2fgh-r8wc"],"analysis":{"component_type":"network_device","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["code_execution"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Network access control","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victims' browsers via DOM-based XSS in the ClearPass Policy Manager client interface.","user_interaction":"required","vuln_class":"xss"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"hpe","cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":5.4,"severity":"medium","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-79","name":"Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation"}],"description":"A vulnerability in a client interface of HPE Networking ClearPass Policy Manager could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to conduct a DOM-based cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the affected client interface. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary script code in a victim's browser context within the affected client interface.","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 DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in the ClearPass Policy Manager Client Interface","id":"CVE-2026-79816","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"xss","year":"2026"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":1,"next":{"headline":"Local Disclosure of Sensitive Information in HPE Networking ClearPass Policy Manager Client Software","id":"CVE-2026-79817"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Authenticated Command Injection Vulnerability in the ClearPass Policy Manager OnGuard Agent","id":"CVE-2026-79815"},"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":"no","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"partial"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-10-07","vendors":["Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)"]},"summary":"Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victims' browsers via DOM-based XSS in the ClearPass Policy Manager client interface.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-79816/"}