MajorCritical vulnerability

CVE-2026-79799 (CVSS 8.8)

NVD · officialPublished Oct 6, 2026Risk 37/100

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of ClearPass Policy Manager could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to conduct a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against an administrative user of the interface. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary script code in a victim's browser in the context of the affected interface.

Technical details

CVSS

8.8

AV:NetworkAC:LowPR:NoneUI:RequiredC:HighI:HighA:High

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