CVE-2022-37877 Privilege escalation in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager
Malicious local users can elevate privileges to root and execute arbitrary code on macOS instances running the ClearPass OnGuard agent.
- 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-2022-37877?
CVE-2022-37877 is a high-severity vulnerability in Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager, published on 20 Sep 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the ClearPass OnGuard macOS agent could allow malicious users on a macOS instance to elevate their user privileges. A successful exploit could allow these users to execute arbitrary code with root level privileges on the macOS instance in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager version(s): 6.10.x: 6.10.6 and below; 6.9.x: 6.9.11 and below. Aruba has released upgrades for Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager that address this security vulnerability.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-37877?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2022-37877?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-37877 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-37877 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-37877 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager
- CVE-2022-23657 Auth bypass in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager
- CVE-2022-23658 Auth bypass in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager
- CVE-2022-23660 Auth bypass in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager
- CVE-2023-25589 Unauthenticated Arbitrary User Creation Leads to Complete System Compromise
- CVE-2021-37736 Auth bypass in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5qmx-368f-v84x.