TI-2026-68543 Aliases CVE-2026-79818 GHSA-cr9w-rx83-m757

Authentication bypass in ClearPass Policy Manager API leaks data

LOW 30CWE-306Published 2026-10-06 · Updated 2026-10-07

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.

Summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM) 6.14.0 and from 6.11.0 through 6.11.15 are affected. A missing authentication check (CWE-306) in an API interface lets requests skip existing authentication controls. An unauthenticated remote attacker can obtain sensitive information from the affected system.

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

Description from the CNA

A vulnerability in an API interface of ClearPass Policy Manager could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to circumvent existing authentication controls. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information from the affected system.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00286 21st 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 (CPPM).

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

Timeline

2026-10-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-79818
2026-10-07 Alias added: GHSA-cr9w-rx83-m757
2026-10-07 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
2026-10-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Other 1

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Sources

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