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title: "CVE-2026-79798: ClearPass Policy Manager - SQL Injection"
description: "ClearPass Policy Manager contains a SQL injection caused by improper input sanitization in the web-based management interface, letting low-privileged authenticated remote attackers execute arbitrary database commands."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-79798/
---

# CVE-2026-79798 ClearPass Policy Manager - SQL Injection

ClearPass Policy Manager contains a SQL injection caused by improper input sanitization in the web-based management interface, letting low-privileged authenticated remote attackers execute arbitrary database commands.

CVSS base score 9.9 /10

Critical

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.34% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79798)

## Details

Type

SQL Injection

Impact

SQL Injection, Data Tampering, Information Disclosure

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

6 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-89](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/89.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version of ClearPass Policy Manager.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79798](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79798)
- [https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05158en\_us&docLocale=en\_US](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05158en_us&docLocale=en_US)

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- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
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