What is CVE-2022-43533?

CVE-2022-43533 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-01-05.

How severe is CVE-2022-43533?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Apple macOS

CVE-2022-43533

A vulnerability in the ClearPass OnGuard macOS agent could allow malicious users on a macOS instance to elevate their user privileges. A successful exploit could allow these users to execute arbitrary code with root level privileges on the macOS instance in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager version(s): ClearPass Policy Manager 6.10.x: 6.10.7 and below and ClearPass Policy Manager 6.9.x: 6.9.12 and below.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.002 (12.4th 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

Apple Macos
Arubanetworks Clearpass_policy_manager
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (Hpe) Aruba Clearpass Policy Manager — versions ClearPass Policy Manager 6.10.x: 6.10.7 and below, ClearPass Policy Manager 6.9.x: 6.9.12 and below

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

security-alert@hpe.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-43533?: CVE-2022-43533 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-01-05.
How severe is CVE-2022-43533?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.