RCE in Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager

CVE-2021-40987

A remote arbitrary command execution vulnerability was discovered in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager version(s): ClearPass Policy Manager 6.10.x prior to 6.10.2 - - ClearPass Policy Manager 6.9.x prior to 6.9.7-HF1 - - ClearPass Policy Manager 6.8.x prior to 6.8.9-HF1. Aruba has released patches for ClearPass Policy Manager that address this security vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.029 (86.5th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 86.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-40987: held from 0.029 to 0.029.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.029 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager — versions 6.8.9, 6.9.7
  • Aruba Clearpass Policy Manager — versions ClearPass Policy Manager 6.10.x prior to 6.10.2 - - ClearPass Policy Manager 6.9.x prior to 6.9.7-HF1 - - ClearPass Policy Manager 6.8.x prior to 6.8.9-HF1

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40987?
CVE-2021-40987 is a high-severity vulnerability in Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2021-10-15.
How severe is CVE-2021-40987?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.