CVE-2020-7123 Privilege escalation in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager

High 7.8 Published Updated

A local privilege escalation vulnerability in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager allows attackers to gain elevated privileges, requiring patches for mitigation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-7123?

CVE-2020-7123 is a high-severity vulnerability in Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager, published on 28 Apr 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A local escalation of privilege vulnerability was discovered in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager version(s) prior to 6.9.5, 6.8.9, 6.7.14-HF1. Aruba has released patches for Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager that address this security vulnerability.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7123?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2020-7123?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7123 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-7123 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7123 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4pj2-464p-xg99.

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