High
Unauthenticated Path Traversal in ClearPass Policy Manager API Endpoint Leads to Authorization Bypass
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.
Announced Group revision 1
Original source ↗CVE-2026-79809
Primary source · Revision 1
Imported from structured advisory data. Source references identify upstream records or fields; verify affected versions and your deployed configuration.
Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-79809
ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM)
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
[
{
"vendor": "Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)",
"product": "ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM)",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "6.14.0",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.14.0"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "6.11.0",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.11.15"
}
],
"defaultStatus": "affected"
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-79809
Source reference:
/cveMetadata/cveId
Publisher severity
high
Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics
- Event
- #12136 · Revision 1
- Added to Heist Feed
- Publisher date