CVE-2020-7123

Local privilege escalation through undisclosed mechanism

Published Apr 28, 2021 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Local privilege escalation in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager before 6.9.5, 6.8.9, or 6.7.14-HF1 allows local users to gain elevated privileges. Aruba has not published the affected component or the operation that mishandles local input. A low-privileged account and local access are required; successful exploitation compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.25%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Local privilege escalation in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager before 6.9.5, 6.8.9, or 6.7.14-HF1 allows local users to gain elevated privileges. Aruba has not published the affected component or the operation that mishandles local input. A low-privileged account and local access are required; successful exploitation compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-7123
Published
Apr 28, 2021
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Aruba Networks
Product
Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager
Classifications
T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 28, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=Prior to 6.9.5, 6.8.9, 6.7.14-HF1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Aruba Networks · Aruba ClearPass Policy Managerversion=Prior to 6.9.5, 6.8.9, 6.7.14-HF1

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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Technologies

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