HPE ClearPass Policy Manager up to 6.11.14/6.12.8 Web-based Management Interface input validation

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as very critical has been reported in HPE ClearPass Policy Manager up to 6.11.14/6.12.8. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Web-based Management Interface. Performing a manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-73769. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in HPE ClearPass Policy Manager up to 6.11.14/6.12.8. This affects an unknown code of the component Web-based Management Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of vulnerable CPPM systems could allow an authenticated remote attacker to achieve remote code execution. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system.

The advisory is shared at support.hpe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-73769 since 08/13/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/09/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

• Policy Management Software

Vendor

• HPE

Name

• ClearPass Policy Manager

Version

• 6.11.0
• 6.11.1
• 6.11.2
• 6.11.3
• 6.11.4
• 6.11.5
• 6.11.6
• 6.11.7
• 6.11.8
• 6.11.9
• 6.11.10
• 6.11.11
• 6.11.12
• 6.11.13
• 6.11.14
• 6.12.0
• 6.12.1
• 6.12.2
• 6.12.3
• 6.12.4
• 6.12.5
• 6.12.6
• 6.12.7
• 6.12.8

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.hpe.com/

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