CVE-2023-43506 (GCVE-0-2023-43506)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-24 18:08 – Updated: 2024-09-11 17:50
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Local Privilege Escalation in ClearPass OnGuard Linux Agent
Summary
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.
Severity
7.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-11 17:47 UTC
CWE
- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) | Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager |
Affected:
ClearPass Policy Manager 6.11.x: 6.11.4 and below , ≤ <=6.11.4
(semver)
Affected: ClearPass Policy Manager 6.10.x: 6.10.8 with ClearPass 6.10.8 Cumulative Hotfix Patch 5 and below Affected: ClearPass Policy Manager 6.9.x: 6.9.13 with ClearPass 6.9.13 Cumulative Hotfix Patch 3 and below |
guessed | |
| hpe | aruba_clear_pass_policy_manager |
Affected:
6.11x , ≤ 6.11.4
(custom)
Affected: 6.10x , < 6.10.8 (custom) Affected: 6.9x , < 6.9.13 (custom) cpe:2.3:a:hpe:aruba_clear_pass_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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