FKIE_CVE-2021-26677

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-02-23 19:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:43
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
A local authenticated escalation of privilege vulnerability was discovered in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager version(s): Prior to 6.9.5, 6.8.8-HF1, 6.7.14-HF1. A vulnerability in ClearPass OnGuard could allow local authenticated users on a Windows platform to elevate their privileges. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM level privileges.
References
security-alert@hpe.comhttps://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2021-004.txtVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2021-004.txtVendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
arubanetworks clearpass_policy_manager *
arubanetworks clearpass_policy_manager *
arubanetworks clearpass_policy_manager *
microsoft windows -
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