CVE-2026-79817
Local Disclosure of Sensitive Information in HPE Networking ClearPass Policy Manager Client Software
A sensitive information disclosure vulnerability exists in the client software of HPE Networking ClearPass Policy Manager. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with local access to the affected system to obtain sensitive information.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Local Disclosure of Sensitive Information in HPE Networking ClearPass Policy Manager Client Software
A sensitive information disclosure vulnerability exists in the client software of HPE Networking ClearPass Policy Manager. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with local access to the affected system to obtain sensitive information.
- Record
CVE-2026-79817- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-93903
A sensitive information disclosure vulnerability exists in the client software of HPE Networking ClearPass Policy Manager. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with local access to the affected system to obtain sensitive information.
- Record
EUVD-2026-93903- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fh9m-r2cx-fj58
A sensitive information disclosure vulnerability exists in the client software of HPE Networking...
A sensitive information disclosure vulnerability exists in the client software of HPE Networking ClearPass Policy Manager. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with local access to the affected system to obtain sensitive information.
- Record
GHSA-fh9m-r2cx-fj58- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A sensitive information disclosure vulnerability exists in the client software of HPE Networking ClearPass Policy Manager. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with local access to the affected system to obtain sensitive information.
- Record
CVE-2026-79817- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-79817 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (hpe) Clearpass Policy Manager (cppm), published October 6, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.10%, the 0th percentile. No source names a fixed version.