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CVE-2026-79809 (GCVE-0-2026-79809)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-06 19:17 – Updated: 2026-10-07 18:06

Title

Unauthenticated Path Traversal in ClearPass Policy Manager API Endpoint Leads to Authorization Bypass

Summary

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.

Severity

7.3 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-10-07 18:06 UTC

CWE

CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Assigner

hpe mitre root Scorecard

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?d…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)	ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM)	Affected: 6.14.0 , ≤ 6.14.0 (semver) Affected: 6.11.0 , ≤ 6.11.15 (semver)

Credits

Internal security research (HPE Networking).

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CERTFR-2026-AVI-1277

Vulnerability from certfr_avis - Published: 2026-10-07 - Updated: 2026-10-07

De multiples vulnérabilités ont été découvertes dans les produits HPE Aruba Networking. Certaines d'entre elles permettent à un attaquant de provoquer une exécution de code arbitraire à distance, une élévation de privilèges et un déni de service à distance.

Solutions

Se référer au bulletin de sécurité de l'éditeur pour l'obtention des correctifs (cf. section Documentation).

Impacted products

Vendor	Product	Description
HPE Aruba Networking	ClearPass Policy Manager	ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM) versions antérieures à CPPM 6.11.16
HPE Aruba Networking	AOS	AOS-Switch (AOS-S) versions antérieures à AOS-S 16.11.0032
HPE Aruba Networking	ClearPass Policy Manager	ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM) versions antérieures à CPPM 6.14.1

References

Title

Publication Time

Tags

Bulletin de sécurité HPE Aruba Networking HPESBNW05156	2026-10-06	vendor-advisory
Bulletin de sécurité HPE Aruba Networking HPESBNW05158	2026-10-06	vendor-advisory

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      "name": "CVE-2026-79801",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-79801"
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      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-79800"
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      "published_at": "2026-10-06",
      "title": "Bulletin de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 HPE Aruba Networking HPESBNW05158",
      "url": "https://csaf.arubanetworking.hpe.com/2026/hpe_networking_-_hpesbnw05158.txt"
    }
  ]
}

EUVD-2026-383927

European Vulnerability Database identifier assigned by ENISA

Reserved

2026-10-06 20:15

Assigner

ENISA

Alias of

a CVE record, shown under related vulnerabilities. This identifier carries no description, severity or references of its own: they belong to that CVE.

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{
  "assigner": "ENISA",
  "date_reserved": "2026-10-06T20:15:54.158798+00:00",
  "id": "EUVD-2026-383927"
}

FKIE_CVE-2026-79809

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-10-06 20:17 - Updated: 2026-10-07 19:17

Severity

7.3 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Summary

References

	URL	Tags
	security-alert@hpe.com	https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05158en_us&docLocale=en_US

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "defaultStatus": "affected",
          "product": "ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM)",
          "vendor": "Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "6.14.0",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "6.14.0",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "6.11.15",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "6.11.0",
              "versionType": "semver"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "security-alert@hpe.com"
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2026-79809",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-07T19:17:43.000",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "cvssData": {
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "availabilityImpact": "LOW",
          "baseScore": 7.3,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
          "integrityImpact": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
          "version": "3.1"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
        "impactScore": 3.4,
        "source": "security-alert@hpe.com",
        "type": "Secondary"
      }
    ],
    "ssvcV203": [
      {
        "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
        "ssvcData": {
          "id": "CVE-2026-79809",
          "options": [
            {
              "exploitation": "none"
            },
            {
              "automatable": "yes"
            },
            {
              "technicalImpact": "partial"
            }
          ],
          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "timestamp": "2026-10-07T18:06:21.703188Z",
          "version": "2.0.3"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "published": "2026-10-06T20:17:32.483",
  "references": [
    {
      "source": "security-alert@hpe.com",
      "url": "https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05158en_us\u0026docLocale=en_US"
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "security-alert@hpe.com",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-22"
        }
      ],
      "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
      "type": "Secondary"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-X6VR-X995-PJQG

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-10-06 21:32 – Updated: 2026-10-06 21:32

Details

Severity

7.3 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-79809"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-22"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-10-06T20:17:32Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-x6vr-x995-pjqg",
  "modified": "2026-10-06T21:32:02Z",
  "published": "2026-10-06T21:32:02Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79809"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05158en_us\u0026docLocale=en_US"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

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Action not permitted

CVE-2026-79809 (GCVE-0-2026-79809)

CERTFR-2026-AVI-1277

Solutions

EUVD-2026-383927

FKIE_CVE-2026-79809

GHSA-X6VR-X995-PJQG

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