---
id: CVE-2026-79812
title: >-
  A denial of service vulnerability exists in the OnGuard agent of HPE
  Networking ClearPass Policy Manager
summary: >-
  A denial of service vulnerability exists in the OnGuard agent of HPE
  Networking ClearPass Policy Manager. Successful exploitation could allow an
  authenticated local attacker to interrupt the normal operation of the agent
  service.
severity: medium
cvss: 6.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H'
vendor: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
product: ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM)
affected:
  - clearpass_policy_manager_cppm >= 6.14.0 <= 6.14.0
  - clearpass_policy_manager_cppm >= 6.11.0 <= 6.11.15
published: '2026-10-06'
updated: '2026-10-06'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-06T20:17:32.837'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79812'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05158en_us&docLocale=en_US
    label: security-alert@hpe.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-06T20:16:42.502Z'
---

## Overview

A denial of service vulnerability exists in the OnGuard agent of HPE Networking ClearPass Policy Manager. Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated local attacker to interrupt the normal operation of the agent service.

## Remediation

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