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.

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Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Hewlett Packard Enterprise (hpe)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (hpe) clearpass Policy Manager (cppm)
Vendors & Products Hewlett Packard Enterprise (hpe)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (hpe) clearpass Policy Manager (cppm)

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 09 Sep 2026 21:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-269

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title Privilege Escalation in ClearPass OnGuard Agent
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hpe

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-10T14:02:25.743Z

Reserved: 2026-08-13T16:39:33.899Z

Link: CVE-2026-73788

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-10T14:02:22.853Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-09T20:20:33.713

Modified: 2026-09-10T15:47:22.273

Link: CVE-2026-73788

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-10T20:09:44Z

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