What is CVE-2026-79817?

CVE-2026-79817 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Clearpass Policy Manager (Cppm), classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-10-06.

How severe is CVE-2026-79817?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Clearpass Policy Manager (Cppm)

CVE-2026-79817

A sensitive information disclosure vulnerability exists in the client software of HPE Networking ClearPass Policy Manager. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with local access to the affected system to obtain sensitive information.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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-200 — Information Disclosure

References

support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-79817?: CVE-2026-79817 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Clearpass Policy Manager (Cppm), classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-10-06.
How severe is CVE-2026-79817?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.