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title: "CVE-2026-79802: ClearPass Policy Manager - Command Injection"
description: "ClearPass Policy Manager contains a command injection caused by crafted input in client software, letting attackers execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges on the affected host, exploit requires attacker to supply crafted input."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-79802/
---

# CVE-2026-79802 ClearPass Policy Manager - Command Injection

ClearPass Policy Manager contains a command injection caused by crafted input in client software, letting attackers execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges on the affected host, exploit requires attacker to supply crafted input.

CVSS base score 8.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

1.19% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79802)

## Details

Type

Command Injection

Impact

Remote Code Execution, Privilege Escalation

CVSS vector

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

Published

6 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-77](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/77.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-2026-79802](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79802)
- [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 you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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