Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-79812 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-79812 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-79812?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.1, published 6 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Hpe ClearPass Policy Manager <UNKNOWN>.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-79812?
- 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-2026-79812 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-79812?
- Check whether you run Hpe ClearPass Policy Manager at an affected version. 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 denial of service vulnerability exists in the OnGuard agent component of ClearPass Policy Manager. The vulnerability requires local access and prior authentication to exploit. A successful attack allows an authenticated local attacker to interrupt normal operation of the agent service.
Affected products
- HPE ClearPass Policy Manager <UNKNOWN>
Timeline
- 2026-10-06: disclosed