HPE ClearPass Policy Manager up to 6.11.15/6.14.0 OnGuard Linux Agent privileges management

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in HPE ClearPass Policy Manager up to 6.11.15/6.14.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the component OnGuard Linux Agent. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-79806. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in HPE ClearPass Policy Manager up to 6.11.15/6.14.0 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component OnGuard Linux Agent. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is available at support.hpe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-79806 since 08/25/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/06/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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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