Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-79799 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-79799 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-79799?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 6 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-79799?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-79799 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-79799?
- Check whether you run Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
A stored XSS vulnerability exists in the web-based management interface of ClearPass Policy Manager, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts that persist in the application's data store. When an administrative user accesses the affected interface, the injected script executes in their browser with the privilege level of that user, potentially enabling account takeover or lateral movement within the network.
Affected products
- Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager
Timeline
- 2026-10-06: disclosed