Authenticated Remote Command Injection in ClearPass Policy Manager Web-Based Management Interface Leading to Partial System Compromise
A vulnerability in the ClearPass Policy Manager web-based management interface allows remote authenticated users to run arbitrary commands on the underlying host. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands as a non-privileged user on the underlying operating system leading to partial system compromise.
- Published
- Oct 25, 2023
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.6% · 45th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-77
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Action score
25
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 25 / 40 · 6.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.6%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 6.3
- CNA · hpe
- 4.7
- 1.6 point gap
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| arubanetworks | clearpass policy manager | cpe:2.3:a:arubanetworks:clearpass_policy_manager |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- arubanetworks clearpass policy managerbefore 6.9.13
- arubanetworks clearpass policy manager6.10.0 and later · before 6.10.8
- arubanetworks clearpass policy manager6.11.0 and later · up to 6.11.4 inclusive
- arubanetworks clearpass policy manager6.10.8
- arubanetworks clearpass policy manager6.9.13
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (hpe). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager
- 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 belowaffected
- ClearPass Policy Manager 6.11.x: 6.11.4 and below and later · up to and including <=6.11.4affected · semver
Same product
arubanetworks: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2020-7115The ClearPass Policy Manager web interface is affected by a vulnerability that leads to authentication bypass.58Plan
- CVE-2022-23660A remote authentication bypass vulnerability was discovered in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager version(s): 6.10.4 and below, 6.9.9 and below,41Plan
- CVE-2022-23658A remote authentication bypass vulnerability was discovered in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager version(s): 6.10.4 and below, 6.9.9 and below,41Plan
- CVE-2022-23657A remote authentication bypass vulnerability was discovered in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager version(s): 6.10.4 and below, 6.9.9 and below,41Plan
- CVE-2015-4650Aruba Networks ClearPass Policy Manager before 6.4.7 and 6.5.x before 6.5.2 allows remote attackers to gain shell access and execute arbitra41Plan
- CVE-2021-40997A remote authentication bypass vulnerability was discovered in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager version(s): ClearPass Policy Manager 6.10.x pr40Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
- Daniel Jensen (@dozernz)finder
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2024-26294125 days apartVulnerabilities in the ClearPass Policy Manager web-based management interface allow remote authenticated users to run arbitrary commands on35Monitor
- CVE-2024-26295125 days apartVulnerabilities in the ClearPass Policy Manager web-based management interface allow remote authenticated users to run arbitrary commands on35Monitor
- CVE-2024-26296125 days apartVulnerabilities in the ClearPass Policy Manager web-based management interface allow remote authenticated users to run arbitrary commands on35Monitor
- CVE-2024-26297125 days apartVulnerabilities in the ClearPass Policy Manager web-based management interface allow remote authenticated users to run arbitrary commands on35Monitor
- CVE-2024-26298125 days apartVulnerabilities in the ClearPass Policy Manager web-based management interface allow remote authenticated users to run arbitrary commands on35Monitor
- CVE-2024-51771405 days apartAuthenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) via OGNL Injection in HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Web-Based Management Interface35Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- low · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- low · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- Low
- Availability impact
- Low
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-77 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- LDAP InjectionCAPEC-136likelihood: High · High
- Command DelimitersCAPEC-15likelihood: High · High
- IMAP/SMTP Command InjectionCAPEC-183Medium
- Command InjectionCAPEC-248likelihood: Medium · High
- Manipulating Writeable Terminal DevicesCAPEC-40likelihood: High · Very High
- Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation LayersCAPEC-43likelihood: Medium · High
- Manipulating Writeable Configuration FilesCAPEC-75likelihood: High · Very High
- Manipulating Web Input to File System CallsCAPEC-76likelihood: High · Very High
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.