HPE ClearPass Policy Manager up to 6.11.15/6.14.0 OnGuard Agent unrestricted upload

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in HPE ClearPass Policy Manager up to 6.11.15/6.14.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component OnGuard Agent. This manipulation causes unrestricted upload. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-79814. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HPE ClearPass Policy Manager up to 6.11.15/6.14.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component OnGuard Agent. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An arbitrary file write vulnerability in the ClearPass Policy Manager OnGuard agent could allow malicious users on a local instance to elevate their user privileges if certain preconditions outside of the attacker's control are met. Successful exploitation could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on the affected system.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.hpe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-79814 since 08/25/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/06/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1608.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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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