CVE-2026-79817

Local sensitive information disclosure in client software

Published Oct 6, 2026 · Updated Oct 6, 2026

Information disclosure in ClearPass Policy Manager clients 6.11.0 through 6.11.15 and 6.14.0 lets local users read sensitive data. HPE identifies the client software as the affected locus but has not published the operation that exposes the data or the type of information involved. Exploitation requires low-privilege local access to an affected client; the published impact is limited to disclosure, with no reported ability to modify data or interrupt service.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.10%
Next 30 days · Oct 19, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in ClearPass Policy Manager clients 6.11.0 through 6.11.15 and 6.14.0 lets local users read sensitive data. HPE identifies the client software as the affected locus but has not published the operation that exposes the data or the type of information involved. Exploitation requires low-privilege local access to an affected client; the published impact is limited to disclosure, with no reported ability to modify data or interrupt service.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-79817
Published
Oct 6, 2026
Updated
Oct 6, 2026
Vendor
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
Product
HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager
Classifications
T1005
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 6, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 6, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=6.11.0 <=6.11.15
  2. Affected versionversion=6.14.0 <=6.14.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) · HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Managerversion=6.11.0 <=6.11.15; version=6.14.0 <=6.14.0

Published CVSS scores

5.5Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 22, 2026Sep 28, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 28, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1005Data from Local System

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