CVE-2026-79808

Summary

A buffer overflow in ClearPass Policy Manager's OnGuard agent allows authenticated local users to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges, potentially leading to complete system compromise or service disruption.

Exploitability

Exploitation requires a local authenticated user account with minimal privileges, making it moderately difficult but achievable through social engineering or compromised credentials.

Blast radius

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow attackers to gain full administrative control over the ClearPass Policy Manager system or cause denial of service for network access control services.

Detection

No reliable host or network indicator is derivable from the published description.

Prioritized remediation

Upgrade to ClearPass Policy Manager version 9.10 or later to address this buffer overflow vulnerability.

Analysis generated locally by garnet-coder (no data left the box). AI-assisted — verify against primary sources before acting.