# CVE-2022-43535: Privilege escalation in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager

> Local attackers can exploit the ClearPass OnGuard Windows agent to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges, requiring an upgrade to remediate.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 10 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jmx6-gw67-2vg8

## What is CVE-2022-43535?

CVE-2022-43535 is a high-severity vulnerability in Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager, published on 3 Jan 2023. 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 Windows agent could allow malicious users on a Windows instance to elevate their user privileges. A successful exploit could allow these users to execute arbitrary code with NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM level privileges on the Windows instance in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager version(s): ClearPass Policy Manager 6.10.x: 6.10.7 and below and ClearPass Policy Manager 6.9.x:  6.9.12 and below.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-43535?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-43535?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-43535 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-43535 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-43535 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-2022-43535 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-43535 is a high-severity vulnerability in Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager, published on 3 Jan 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-43535 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-2022-43535/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43535/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-43535
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43535
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-43535

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43535/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.