CVE-2021-40996

moderate-risk
Published 2021-10-15

A remote authentication bypass vulnerability was discovered in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager version(s): ClearPass Policy Manager 6.10.x prior to 6.10.2 - - ClearPass Policy Manager 6.9.x prior to 6.9.7-HF1 - - ClearPass Policy Manager 6.8.x prior to 6.8.9-HF1. Aruba has released patches for ClearPass Policy Manager that address this security vulnerability.

Do I need to act?

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0.71% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (3)

Affected Vendors

Arubanetworks

References (2)

Third Party Advisory https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2021-018.txt
Third Party Advisory https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2021-018.txt
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moderate-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 2/34 · Minimal
Exposure 9/34 · Low