Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in ClearPass Policy Manager - CVE-2023-43506
Published: November 8, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU82909
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-43506
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in the ClearPass OnGuard Linux agent. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Affected software
ClearPass Policy Manager
How to mitigate CVE-2023-43506
Install updates from vendor's website.
ClearPass Policy Manager - addressed in versions 6.9.13 Hotfix Q4 2023, 6.10.8 Hotfix Q4 2023, 6.11.5