CVE-2026-79808
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the OnGuard agent of ClearPass Policy Manager
- Risk score
- 47/100
- CVSS
- 7.8 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.1%
- Published
- 6 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- 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.
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 7.8 high
References
Original 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.
Last activity 6 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.