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CVE-2026-79809: Unauthenticated Path Traversal in ClearPass Policy Manager API Endpoint Leads to Authorization Bypass

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-10-06 · updated 2026-10-07
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

An unauthenticated path traversal vulnerability exists in an API endpoint of ClearPass Policy Manager. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to influence authorization decisions and be assigned an unintended role.

Affected products

• Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager: from 6.14.0 through 6.14.0; from 6.11.0 through 6.11.15

References

• https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05158en_us&docLocale=en_US

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