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FKIE_CVE-2023-43506

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2023-10-25 18:17 - Updated: 2026-06-17 06:25
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
A vulnerability in the ClearPass OnGuard Linux agent could allow malicious users on a Linux instance to elevate their user privileges to those of a higher role. A successful exploit allows malicious users to execute arbitrary code with root level privileges on the Linux instance.
References
security-alert@hpe.comhttps://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2023-016.txtVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2023-016.txtVendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
arubanetworks clearpass_policy_manager *
arubanetworks clearpass_policy_manager *
arubanetworks clearpass_policy_manager *
arubanetworks clearpass_policy_manager 6.9.13
arubanetworks clearpass_policy_manager 6.9.13
arubanetworks clearpass_policy_manager 6.9.13
arubanetworks clearpass_policy_manager 6.10.8
arubanetworks clearpass_policy_manager 6.10.8
arubanetworks clearpass_policy_manager 6.10.8
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