CVE-2026-79806CWE-269privilege-escalation

CVE-2026-79806

High · published October 7, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
0.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A privilege escalation vulnerability in the ClearPass Policy Manager OnGuard Linux agent could allow malicious users on a Linux instance to elevate their user privileges. A successful exploit allows a malicious user to escalate to root privileges on the affected Linux client.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00098 · 0.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
Published
2026-10-07T00:17Z
References (1)
https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05158en_us&docLocale=en_US · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 08 OCT 03:33Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 06 OCT 19:17Z
    Authenticated Local Privilege Escalation in ClearPass Policy Manager OnGuard Linux Agent
    cvelistv5