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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD7.8 High

CVE-2026-79806

Authenticated Local Privilege Escalation in ClearPass Policy Manager OnGuard Linux Agent

Description

A privilege escalation vulnerability in the ClearPass Policy Manager OnGuard Linux agent could allow malicious users on a Linux instance to elevate their user privileges. A successful exploit allows a malicious user to escalate to root privileges on the affected Linux client.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM)

Default version status: affected

  • 6.14.0 to ≤ 6.14.0affected
  • 6.11.0 to ≤ 6.11.15affected

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