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CVE-2026-79794 Critical · 9.1 EPSS 0.3%

A SQL injection vulnerability in the web-based management interface of ClearPass Policy Manager could allow an…

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) · ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM)

Summary

A SQL injection flaw in the web-based management interface of HPE ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM) allows SQL injection through that interface. An attacker needs network access to the management interface and valid authentication (high privileges) to reach the vulnerable functionality, after which they can run arbitrary database commands on the CPPM instance.

Official description · NVD

A SQL injection vulnerability in the web-based management interface of ClearPass Policy Manager could allow an authenticated remote attacker to conduct SQL injection attacks against the ClearPass Policy Manager instance. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to run arbitrary database commands.

Breakdown
13.0 / 100
Exploited
Not confirmed
Reports
0
Tactics
0/15

Disclosed on 6 Oct 2026. No public exploit code or confirmed exploitation is recorded.

techniques

No techniques linked

No ATT&CK techniques are linked to this CVE yet. MITRE CTID has not mapped it, and no report passage in the corpus ties it to a technique.

What security researchers reported

Not named in any threat report yet

Also mentioned in 8 community threat pulses (AlienVault OTX)

Weaker evidence

Pulses are indicator collections that anyone can publish. A mention is not confirmation of exploitation.

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