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CVE-2023-25590 — A vulnerability in the ClearPass OnGuard Linux agent could allow malicious users

A vulnerability in the ClearPass OnGuard Linux agent could allow malicious users on a Linux instance to elevate their user privileges to those of a higher role. A successful exploit allows malicious users to execute arbitrary code with root level privileges on the Linux instance.

CVSS
7.8 HIGH
EPSS
0.06% (top 82.30%)
CWE
—
Published
2023-03-14T14:47:56.899Z
Last modified
2025-02-27T15:13:47.661Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

01What is this vulnerability?

A vulnerability in the ClearPass OnGuard Linux agent could allow malicious users on a Linux instance to elevate their user privileges to those of a higher role. A successful exploit allows malicious users to execute arbitrary code with root level privileges on the Linux instance.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager6.11.1 and below, 6.10.8 and below, 6.9.13 and below

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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