What is CVE-2015-3656?

CVE-2015-3656 is a high-severity vulnerability in Arubanetworks Clearpass, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2017-08-29.

How severe is CVE-2015-3656?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Arubanetworks Clearpass

CVE-2015-3656

Aruba Networks ClearPass Policy Manager before 6.4.7 and 6.5.x before 6.5.2 allows remote authenticated lower-level administrators to gain privileges by leveraging failure to properly enforce authorization checks.

Published 2017-08-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (65.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 65.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Arubanetworks Clearpass — versions 6.5, 6.5.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-285 — Improper Authorization

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/100597 (vdb-entry)
www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2015-009.txt (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-3656?: CVE-2015-3656 is a high-severity vulnerability in Arubanetworks Clearpass, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2017-08-29.
How severe is CVE-2015-3656?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.