A local privilege-escalation vulnerability has been discovered in the HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass OnGuard Software for Linux. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a local attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution with root privileges.
History

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-269
Metrics ssvc

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


Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Hpe
Hpe aruba Networking Clearpass Policy Manager
Vendors & Products Hpe
Hpe aruba Networking Clearpass Policy Manager

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 23:15:00 +0000

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Description A local privilege-escalation vulnerability has been discovered in the HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass OnGuard Software for Linux. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a local attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution with root privileges.
Title Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in HPE Aruba Networking Clear Pass Policy Manager OnGuard for Linux
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hpe

Published: 2026-02-17T23:04:36.463Z

Updated: 2026-02-18T13:43:12.492Z

Reserved: 2026-01-14T15:40:17.991Z

Link: CVE-2026-23599

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-18T13:42:32.234Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-02-18T00:16:18.833

Modified: 2026-02-18T17:51:53.510

Link: CVE-2026-23599

cve-icon Redhat

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