What is CVE-2026-79803?

CVE-2026-79803 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Clearpass Policy Manager (Cppm), classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-10-06.

How severe is CVE-2026-79803?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

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

CVE-2026-79803

A command injection vulnerability exists in the API of ClearPass Policy Manager. Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated remote attacker to escalate privileges and gain administrative control of the affected system.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/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-77 — Command Injection

References

support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-79803?: CVE-2026-79803 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Clearpass Policy Manager (Cppm), classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-10-06.
How severe is CVE-2026-79803?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.