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Hewlett Packard Enterprise ClearPass: improper privilege management

Medium6.5CVE-2026-73788 · Published Sep 9, 2026 · updated Sep 10, 2026

A vulnerability in the ClearPass OnGuard agent could allow an authenticated remote attacker to elevate their own privileges on a vulnerable ClearPass OnGuard deployment. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to obtain root privileges, leading to potentially unauthorized operation of the vulnerable system.

Affected versions

PackageAffectedFixed in
ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM)
Product
>= 6.12.0, <= 6.12.8No fix yet
>= 6.11.0, <= 6.11.14No fix yet
Details and references
CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Severity from
the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
Weakness
CWE-269

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