Vulnerability in Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager
CVE-2021-40989
A local escalation of privilege 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.
EPSS: 0.002 (16.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Arubanetworks Clearpass_policy_manager — versions 6.8.9, 6.9.7
- Microsoft Windows
- N/a 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
References
- security-alert@hpe.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-40989?
- CVE-2021-40989 is a high-severity vulnerability in Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-10-15.
- How severe is CVE-2021-40989?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.