{"id":"CVE-2026-79814","title":"An arbitrary file write vulnerability in the ClearPass Policy Manager OnGuard agent could allow malicious users on a local instance to elevate their user privileges if certain preconditions outside of the attacker's control are met","summary":"An arbitrary file write vulnerability in the ClearPass Policy Manager OnGuard agent could allow malicious users on a local instance to elevate their user privileges if certain preconditions outside of the attacker's control are met. Succ…","severity":"medium","cvss":6.7,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-73"],"vendor":"Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)","product":"ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM)","affected":["clearpass_policy_manager_cppm >= 6.14.0 <= 6.14.0","clearpass_policy_manager_cppm >= 6.11.0 <= 6.11.15"],"published":"2026-10-06","updated":"2026-10-08","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-08T04:17:51.890","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79814","references":[{"url":"https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05158en_us&docLocale=en_US","label":"security-alert@hpe.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-10-07T18:00:37.317726Z"},"epss":0.00095,"epssPercentile":0.00598,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-06T20:16:42.505Z","slug":"CVE-2026-79814","body":"## Overview\n\nAn arbitrary file write vulnerability in the ClearPass Policy Manager OnGuard agent could allow malicious users on a local instance to elevate their user privileges if certain preconditions outside of the attacker's control are met. Successful exploitation could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on the affected system.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":37,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":36.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}