HPE/Aruba ClearPass is widely deployed for network access control; authenticated command injection leading to admin takeover can disrupt network access and policy enforcement across organizations.
CVE-2026-79803
Authenticated command injection in ClearPass API allows admin takeover.
Is CVE-2026-79803 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-79803 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 0.74% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-79803?
CVE-2026-79803 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.8. 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-2026-79803?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-79803, 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-2026-79803 affect?
CVE-2026-79803 affects HPE Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager (API). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-79803?
Apply vendor guidance ASAP; restrict API access, rotate creds, monitor logs.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authenticated remote attacker can inject commands via ClearPass API to escalate to administrative control, compromising network access, authentication and policy enforcement.
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.