ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM) vulnerability

What happened

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the ClearPass client software. Successful exploitation could allow a low-privileged local user to execute commands with elevated privileges on the affected system, if certain conditions outside of the attacker's control are met.

Affected versions

ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM): 6.14.0 through 6.14.0 (semver); 6.11.0 through 6.11.15 (semver) Fixed: See vendor advisory.

Why it matters

Review the vendor advisory and exposure of the affected product to determine operational impact.

Detection & mitigation

• Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations.
• Review affected product exposure and access logs.