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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

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No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00239.

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM) affected
Version Status Constraints
6.14.0 affected ≤ 6.14.0
6.11.0 affected ≤ 6.11.15

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References
Link Providers
https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05158en_us&docLocale=en_US cve-icon cve-icon
History

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 01:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Hewlett Packard Enterprise (hpe)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (hpe) clearpass Policy Manager (cppm)
Vendors & Products Hewlett Packard Enterprise (hpe)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (hpe) clearpass Policy Manager (cppm)

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-22
CWE-284

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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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.
Title Unauthenticated Path Traversal in ClearPass Policy Manager API Endpoint Leads to Authorization Bypass
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hpe

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-06T19:17:12.017Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T14:46:11.263Z

Link: CVE-2026-79809

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-06T20:17:32.483

Modified: 2026-10-07T14:44:18.807

Link: CVE-2026-79809

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Updated: 2026-10-07T00:45:08Z

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