Privilege Escalation in Aruba ClearPass OnGuard Agent (v6.10.7/6.9.12 and earlier)
CVE-2022-43535 Published on January 5, 2023
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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-43535 can be exploited with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
Improper Privilege Management
The software does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
Products Associated with CVE-2022-43535
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Affected Versions
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager Version ClearPass Policy Manager 6.10.x: 6.10.7 and below, ClearPass Policy Manager 6.9.x: 6.9.12 and below is affected by CVE-2022-43535Exploit Probability
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