Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This flaw lets a highly privileged authenticated user of Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager run commands on the appliance as root. If abused, the management system could be fully compromised. The urgency is high for affected versions, especially where the management interface is reachable beyond tightly controlled admin networks.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for any affected ClearPass instance because compromise can grant root control of an identity and access policy platform. The privilege requirement lowers likelihood compared with unauthenticated RCE, but the business impact remains high.
Technical view
CVE-2022-37882 is a CWE-78 command injection issue in the ClearPass Policy Manager web-based management interface. A remote authenticated user with high privileges can execute arbitrary commands on the underlying host as root. Affected versions are 6.10.x through 6.10.6 and 6.9.x through 6.9.11.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely in organizations running affected Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager versions. Risk increases when the web management interface is reachable from broad internal networks, VPN populations, or the internet, and where privileged ClearPass accounts are widely held or weakly monitored.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation evidence. Exploitation requires authenticated high-privilege access to the management interface, but the impact is severe because successful exploitation can execute root-level commands and compromise the appliance.
Researcher notes
CVSS is 7.2 with AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Focus validation on version identification, management-plane exposure, privileged account review, and vendor upgrade status. The bundle does not provide exploit details or named fixed versions beyond Aruba's upgrade guidance.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade affected ClearPass Policy Manager systems using Aruba's security advisory guidance.
- Restrict management interface access to trusted administrative networks only.
- Review privileged ClearPass accounts and remove unnecessary access.
- Monitor ClearPass administrative activity for unexpected configuration or system changes.
Validation and detection
- Inventory ClearPass Policy Manager versions across all environments.
- Confirm no system runs 6.10.6 or below, or 6.9.11 or below.
- Verify the management interface is not broadly reachable.
- Review authentication logs for unusual privileged administrative access.
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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
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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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