How severe is CVE-2026-79794?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

SQL Injection in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Clearpass Policy Manager (Cppm)

CVE-2026-79794

A SQL injection vulnerability in the web-based management interface of ClearPass Policy Manager could allow an authenticated remote attacker to conduct SQL injection attacks against the ClearPass Policy Manager instance. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to run arbitrary database commands.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

Published 2026-10-06 · last modified 2026-10-07.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Clearpass Policy Manager (Cppm)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-79794?: CVE-2026-79794 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Clearpass Policy Manager (Cppm), classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-10-06.
How severe is CVE-2026-79794?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.