CVE-2021-40989 Privilege escalation in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager

High 7.8 Published Updated

Local attackers can escalate privileges in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager, requiring administrators to apply vendor patches.

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-2021-40989?

CVE-2021-40989 is a high-severity vulnerability in Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager, published on 15 Oct 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): ClearPass Policy Manager 6.10.x prior to 6.10.2 - - ClearPass Policy Manager 6.9.x prior to 6.9.7-HF1 - - ClearPass Policy Manager 6.8.x prior to 6.8.9-HF1. Aruba has released patches for ClearPass Policy Manager that address this security vulnerability.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-40989?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2021-40989?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-40989 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-40989 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-40989 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qgqm-g2cv-pcmh.

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