Aruba ClearPass prior to 6.6.9 has a vulnerability in the API that helps to coordinate…
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Aruba ClearPass prior to 6.6.9 has a vulnerability in the API that helps to coordinate cluster actions. An authenticated user with the "mon" permission could use this vulnerability to obtain cluster credentials which could allow privilege escalation. This vulnerability is only present when authenticated as a user with "mon" permission.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01113 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:hp:aruba_clearpass_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 6.6.9 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
- cpe:2.3:a:hp:aruba_clearpass_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 6.6.9 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-7059
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-44c7-h9h2-wj6v
References
More Hewlett Packard Enterprise Aruba Clearpass Policy Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-03923 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Linux Kernel CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-03762 An unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in HPE Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager version 6.6.x was found. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-05123 Improper authentication in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Aruba ClearPass CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-06487 Aruba ClearPass 6.6.3 and later includes a feature called "SSH Lockout", which causes… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2017-03764 An authenticated remote code execution vulnerability in HPE Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager version 6.6.x was found. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-03763 A privilege escalation vulnerability in HPE Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager version 6.6.x was found. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2018-7059 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-7059 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-44c7-h9h2-wj6v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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