HPE ClearPass Policy Manager up to 6.11.15/6.14.0 Web-based Management/API Interfaces authentication bypass

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in HPE ClearPass Policy Manager up to 6.11.15/6.14.0. This impacts an unknown function of the component Web-based Management/API Interfaces. Such manipulation leads to authentication bypass. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-76752. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in HPE ClearPass Policy Manager up to 6.11.15/6.14.0 and classified as very critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Web-based Management/API Interfaces. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication bypass vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-288. A product requires authentication, but the product has an alternate path or channel that does not require authentication. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Authentication bypass vulnerabilities exist in the web-based management and API interfaces of HPE Networking ClearPass Policy Manager. Successful exploitation could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to circumvent existing authentication controls and gain administrative access to the affected system.

The advisory is shared for download at support.hpe.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-76752 since 08/19/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 10/06/2026).

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

• 6.0
• 6.1
• 6.2
• 6.3
• 6.4
• 6.5
• 6.6
• 6.7
• 6.8
• 6.9
• 6.10
• 6.11
• 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
• 6.11.15
• 6.12
• 6.13
• 6.14.0

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.hpe.com/

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