CVE-2026-79796

9.8 CRITICAL

Published 2026-10-06 · Updated 2026-10-08

AI risk analysis

Summary: This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass authentication controls in ClearPass Policy Manager, potentially gaining unauthorized access to the system.
Exploitability: Exploitation is relatively straightforward as it requires no user interaction and can be performed by an unauthenticated attacker.
Blast radius: If exploited, the attacker could gain full control over the affected ClearPass Policy Manager system, leading to severe data breaches and system compromise.
Detection: No reliable host or network indicator is derivable from the published description.
Prioritized remediation: Upgrade to the latest version of ClearPass Policy Manager as soon as possible.

auth-bypasswebnetwork

Analysis generated locally by qwen2.5:7b-instruct (no data left the box). AI-assisted — verify against primary sources before acting.

NVD description

Vulnerabilities have been identified in the affected interface of ClearPass Policy Manager that could potentially allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to circumvent existing authentication controls. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to the affected system.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CWE-287

All references

https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05158en_us&docLocale=en_US

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