CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-79806

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A privilege escalation vulnerability in the ClearPass Policy Manager OnGuard Linux agent could allow malicious users to escalate to root privileges on the affected Linux client.

Risk Assessment

Risk of full system compromise on Linux by a local user, potentially leading to infrastructure-wide security breaches.

Recommendation

Update the OnGuard Linux agent and restrict local access to critical systems.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A privilege escalation vulnerability in the ClearPass Policy Manager OnGuard Linux agent could allow malicious users on a Linux instance to elevate their user privileges. A successful exploit allows a malicious user to escalate to root privileges on the affected Linux client.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS