Path Traversal in ClearPass Policy Manager (CVE-2026-79809)
Summary
Path traversal in ClearPass Policy Manager (CVE-2026-79809). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
An unauthenticated path traversal vulnerability exists in an API endpoint of ClearPass Policy Manager. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to influence authorization decisions and be assigned an unintended role.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-79809 has been found in ClearPass Policy Manager.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 7.3/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "ClearPass Policy Manager CVE-2026-79809" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-79809 (ClearPass Policy Manager) — CWE-22 / CVSS v3 7.3
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Path traversal (CWE-22) exists in ClearPass Policy Manager.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of ClearPass Policy Manager.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.3/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで ClearPass Policy Manager を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- web support.hpe.com
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web github.com