Affects HPE/Aruba ClearPass, a widely deployed enterprise NAC; exploitation can disrupt network access control and enable lateral movement in many organizations.
CVE-2026-79798
Authenticated SQL injection in HPE/Aruba ClearPass web UI allows arbitrary DB commands
Is CVE-2026-79798 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-79798 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.34% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-79798?
CVE-2026-79798 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.9. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-79798?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-79798, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.
What does CVE-2026-79798 affect?
CVE-2026-79798 affects HPE/Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager, ClearPass web-based management interface. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-79798?
Restrict management UI access, enable MFA, rotate creds, monitor logs; apply vendor patch when available.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authenticated attacker can perform SQL injection to execute arbitrary DB commands, read/modify/exfiltrate policy data, create accounts, disrupt NAC, and pivot into networks.
Immediate action required
- affected<= 6.14.0
- affected>= 6.11.0 and <= 6.11.15
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.