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Plain-English summary
CVE-2022-37880 is an authenticated command execution flaw in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager’s web management interface. A successful attacker could run commands as root on the underlying host, leading to full appliance compromise. The risk is high because ClearPass often supports network access control decisions.
Executive priority
Treat as a high-priority infrastructure fix. The flaw requires privileged authentication, which reduces broad internet risk, but compromise of ClearPass can affect a core network access control platform and may lead to full host takeover.
Technical view
The CVE describes CWE-78 OS command injection reachable over the network with low complexity, no user interaction, and high privileges required. Affected versions are Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager 6.10.x through 6.10.6 and 6.9.x through 6.9.11. Impact is complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise.
Likely exposure
Organizations running Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager 6.10.6 or below in the 6.10 branch, or 6.9.11 or below in the 6.9 branch. Exposure is most relevant where authenticated administrative access could be abused, stolen, or available to untrusted operators.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not cite active exploitation, and the CVE is not marked as CISA KEV. Exploitation requires remote authenticated high-privilege access, but successful exploitation can execute arbitrary commands as root, making account compromise or insider misuse serious.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE record and Aruba advisory reference. The issue is CWE-78 command injection in the web-based management interface with root-level command execution impact. No public exploit status or exact fixed version is provided in the source bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade to Aruba’s fixed ClearPass Policy Manager release per the Aruba advisory.
- Prioritize appliances on affected 6.10.x and 6.9.x branches.
- Restrict management interface access to trusted administrative networks.
- Review privileged ClearPass accounts for necessity and strong authentication.
- Check Aruba guidance for any additional compensating controls.
Validation and detection
- Inventory ClearPass Policy Manager appliances and record exact versions.
- Flag 6.10.x versions 6.10.6 and below as affected.
- Flag 6.9.x versions 6.9.11 and below as affected.
- Confirm whether Aruba’s security upgrade has been applied.
- Review administrative access logs for unexpected privileged activity.
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.2 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H1.25.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.2HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2022-013.txtCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.