# CVE-2024-26301: Information disclosure in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager

> A low-privilege authenticated attacker can access sensitive information in ClearPass Policy Manager, potentially aiding further network access.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 13 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gh72-4xjj-7p87

## What is CVE-2024-26301?

CVE-2024-26301 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager, published on 27 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of ClearPass Policy Manager could allow a remote attacker authenticated with low privileges to access sensitive information. A successful exploit allows an attacker to retrieve information which could be used to potentially gain further access to network services supported by ClearPass Policy Manager.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-26301?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-26301?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-26301 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-26301 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-26301 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-2024-26301 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-26301 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager, published on 27 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-26301 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-2024-26301/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26301/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26301
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26301
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26301

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26301/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.