{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 1 product.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-40996 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2021-40996 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2021-40996 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager, published on 15 Oct 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2021-40996 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2021-40996 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager, published on 15 Oct 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-40996 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-40996/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-40996/index.md)","id":"CVE-2021-40996","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-40996/index.md","name":"CVE-2021-40996","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-cw38-gx9g-rw57"],"analysis":{"component_type":"server_software","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["security_bypass"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Network Access Control","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Remote attackers can bypass authentication in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager, requiring administrators to apply vendor patches.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"auth_bypass"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"hpe","cpe":[{"product":"clearpass_policy_manager","vendor":"arubanetworks"}],"cvss":{"score":9.8,"severity":"critical","source":"nvd","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[],"description":"A remote authentication bypass 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.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"Auth bypass in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager","id":"CVE-2021-40996","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":"arubanetworks:clearpass_policy_manager","products":["arubanetworks:clearpass_policy_manager"],"type":"auth_bypass","year":"2021"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":1,"next":{"headline":"Auth bypass in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager","id":"CVE-2021-40997"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Command injection in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager","id":"CVE-2021-40995"},"products":["Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager"],"published":"2021-10-15","related":[{"cvss_score":10,"headline":"Auth bypass in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager","id":"CVE-2022-23657","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2022-05-16"},{"cvss_score":10,"headline":"Auth bypass in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager","id":"CVE-2022-23658","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2022-05-16"},{"cvss_score":10,"headline":"Auth bypass in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager","id":"CVE-2022-23660","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2022-05-16"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Unauthenticated Arbitrary User Creation Leads to Complete System Compromise","id":"CVE-2023-25589","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2023-03-14"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Auth bypass in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager","id":"CVE-2021-37736","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2021-10-15"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Auth bypass in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager","id":"CVE-2021-40997","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2021-10-15"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":null,"exploitation":null,"technical_impact":null},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2024-08-04","vendors":["n/a"]},"summary":"Remote attackers can bypass authentication in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager, requiring administrators to apply vendor patches.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-40996/"}