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.
History

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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

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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)

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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
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

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

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-07T18:16:20.230Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-06T20:17:32.133

Modified: 2026-10-08T04:17:50.280

Link: CVE-2026-79806

cve-icon Redhat

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