CVE-2026-79800 ClearPass Policy Manager - Path Traversal & Privilege Escalation

ClearPass Policy Manager contains a path traversal caused by improper input validation in the command line interface, letting low-privileged authenticated remote attackers execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

CVSS base score 8.8 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Required
EPSS
0.62% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Path Traversal
Impact
Remote Code Execution, Privilege Escalation
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
6 October 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-22

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

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