# CVE-2022-37880: Command injection in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager

> Remote authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands as root on Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager, leading to complete system compromise.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Sep 2022
- **Updated:** 28 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qgj3-jh2x-36gf

## What is CVE-2022-37880?

CVE-2022-37880 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager, published on 20 Sep 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Vulnerabilities in the ClearPass Policy Manager web-based management interface allow remote authenticated users to run arbitrary commands on the underlying host. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root on the underlying operating system leading to complete system compromise 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 these security vulnerabilities.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-37880?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-37880?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-37880 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-37880 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-37880 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager

- [CVE-2022-23657](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23657/): Auth bypass in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2022-23658](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23658/): Auth bypass in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2022-23660](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23660/): Auth bypass in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2023-25589](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25589/): Unauthenticated Arbitrary User Creation Leads to Complete System Compromise (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-37736](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-37736/): Auth bypass in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-37880 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-37880 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager, published on 20 Sep 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-37880 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-37880/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-37880/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-37880
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-37880
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-37880

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-37880/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.