{"id":"CVE-2026-73788","title":"A vulnerability in the ClearPass OnGuard agent could allow an authenticated remote attacker to elevate their own privileges on a vulnerable ClearPass OnGuard deployment","summary":"A vulnerability in the ClearPass OnGuard agent could allow an authenticated remote attacker to elevate their own privileges on a vulnerable ClearPass OnGuard deployment. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to obtain root priv…","severity":"medium","cvss":6.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","cwe":["CWE-269"],"vendor":"Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)","product":"ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM)","affected":["clearpass_policy_manager_cppm >= 6.12.0 <= 6.12.8","clearpass_policy_manager_cppm >= 6.11.0 <= 6.11.14"],"published":"2026-09-09","updated":"2026-09-10","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-10T15:47:22.273","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73788","references":[{"url":"https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05130en_us&docLocale=en_US","label":"security-alert@hpe.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-09-10T14:02:08.335418Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-09T21:22:45.592Z","epss":0.00212,"epssPercentile":0.11854,"slug":"CVE-2026-73788","body":"## Overview\n\nA vulnerability in the ClearPass OnGuard agent could allow an authenticated remote attacker to elevate their own privileges on a vulnerable ClearPass OnGuard deployment. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to obtain root privileges, leading to potentially unauthorized operation of the vulnerable system.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":36,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":35.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}