TI-2026-68540 Aliases CVE-2026-79815 GHSA-5mfp-rqmh-c9ff

Command injection in HPE ClearPass Policy Manager OnGuard agent

LOW 36CWE-77Published 2026-10-06 · Updated 2026-10-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · Low · Low
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-77.

Summary

HPE ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM) versions 6.11.0 through 6.11.15 and 6.14.0 are affected. A command injection flaw (CWE-77) in the OnGuard agent does not properly neutralize special elements in commands. An authenticated remote attacker could inject arbitrary commands that run with elevated privileges on the affected Windows endpoint.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

A command injection vulnerability in the OnGuard agent of ClearPass Policy Manager could allow an authenticated remote attacker to inject arbitrary commands. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute commands with elevated privileges on the affected Windows endpoint.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00635 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Partial

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.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Timeline

2026-10-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-79815
2026-10-07 Alias added: GHSA-5mfp-rqmh-c9ff
2026-10-07 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
2026-10-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
2026-10-07 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Other 1

https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05158en_us&docLocale=en_US

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Sources

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