Privilege escalation in Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager
CVE-2023-43506
A vulnerability in the ClearPass OnGuard Linux agent could allow malicious users on a Linux instance to elevate their user privileges to those of a higher role. A successful exploit allows malicious users to execute arbitrary code with root level privileges on the Linux instance.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (10.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 11th percentile — 10.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager — versions 6.9.13, 6.10.8
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Aruba Clearpass Policy Manager — versions ClearPass Policy Manager 6.11.x: 6.11.4 and below, ClearPass Policy Manager 6.10.x: 6.10.8 with ClearPass 6.10.8 Cumulative Hotfix Patch 5 and below, ClearPass Policy Manager 6.9.x: 6.9.13 with ClearPass 6.9.13 Cumulative Hotfix Patch 3 and below
- Linux Kernel
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2023-016.txt (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-43506?
- CVE-2023-43506 is a high-severity vulnerability in Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-10-25.
- How severe is CVE-2023-43506?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-43506 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.