---
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: 0.00365
epssPercentile: 0.27635
---

## Overview

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 privileges, leading to potentially unauthorized operation of the vulnerable system.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.