A privilege escalation vulnerability in the ClearPass Policy Manager OnGuard Linux agent could allow malicious users on a Linux instance to elevate their user privileges. A successful exploit allows a malicious user to escalate to root privileges on the affected Linux client.
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Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0000
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise (hpe)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (hpe) clearpass Policy Manager (cppm) |
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise (hpe)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (hpe) clearpass Policy Manager (cppm) |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-269 |
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| Description | A privilege escalation vulnerability in the ClearPass Policy Manager OnGuard Linux agent could allow malicious users on a Linux instance to elevate their user privileges. A successful exploit allows a malicious user to escalate to root privileges on the affected Linux client. | |
| Title | Authenticated Local Privilege Escalation in ClearPass Policy Manager OnGuard Linux Agent | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: hpe
Published: 2026-10-06T19:17:09.219Z
Updated: 2026-10-08T03:55:43.851Z
Reserved: 2026-08-25T14:46:11.263Z
Link: CVE-2026-79806
Updated: 2026-10-07T18:16:20.230Z
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-10-06T20:17:32.133
Modified: 2026-10-08T04:17:50.280
Link: CVE-2026-79806
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