ClearPass OnGuard lacks integrity checks, allowing code execution
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM) versions from 6.11.0 through 6.11.15 and version 6.14.0 are affected. The OnGuard agent lacks an integrity check on its content (CWE-353). An unauthenticated remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on the affected endpoint with the agent's elevated privileges.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
A missing integrity verification vulnerability exists in the OnGuard agent of ClearPass Policy Manager. Successful exploitation could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected endpoint with the elevated privileges of the agent.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) | ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM) | 6.14.0 – 6.14.0; 6.11.0 – 6.11.15 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM) VendorHewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Affected 6.14.0 – 6.14.0; 6.11.0 – 6.11.15 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:arubanetworks:clearpass_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | Arubanetworks |
- cpe:2.3:a:arubanetworks:clearpass_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Arubanetworks
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM).
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-76751
- 2026-10-07 Alias added: GHSA-rpmp-r6c2-r27x
- 2026-10-07 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-08 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-76751 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-76751 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rpmp-r6c2-r27x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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