{"id":"CVE-2026-79808","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-79808","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T01:03:49.508Z","title":"A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the OnGuard agent of ClearPass Policy Manager.","description":"A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the OnGuard agent of ClearPass Policy Manager. Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated local user to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on the affected host or to disrupt the availability of the affected service.","published":"2026-10-06T20:17:32.000Z","lastModified":"2026-10-08T04:17:51.000Z","status":"Awaiting Analysis","sourceIdentifier":"security-alert@hpe.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-120"],"affected":[],"epss":{"score":0.00116,"percentile":0.01564,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[{"date":"2026-10-07","score":0.00115,"percentile":0.01433}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.12%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[{"kind":"new","label":"New CVE","at":"2026-10-06T20:17:32.000Z","detail":{"score":"7.8","severity":"HIGH","publishedAt":"2026-10-06T20:17:32.367Z"},"summary":"New CVE, high severity (CVSS 7.8)."}],"references":[{"url":"https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05158en_us&docLocale=en_US","source":"security-alert@hpe.com"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79808","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}