CVE-2024-26296Network attack vector

Root command execution via management-interface injection

Published Feb 27, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Command injection in HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands as root. HPE identifies the vulnerable locus only as the web-based management interface and does not disclose the affected endpoint, parameter, or command construction. Access to a highly privileged management account is required, and successful exploitation grants root-level control of the appliance.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability0.92%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands as root. HPE identifies the vulnerable locus only as the web-based management interface and does not disclose the affected endpoint, parameter, or command construction. Access to a highly privileged management account is required, and successful exploitation grants root-level control of the appliance.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-26296
Published
Feb 27, 2024
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
Product
HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager
Classifications
CWE-77, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 27, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=6.10.0 <=6.10.8_hotfix_q4_2023
  2. Affected versionversion=6.11.0 <=6.11.6
  3. Affected versionversion=6.12.0
  4. Affected versionversion=6.9.0 <=6.9.13_hotfix_q4_2023
  5. Affected versionversion=ClearPass Policy Manager 6.10.x: ClearPass 6.10.8 Hotfix Q4 2023 for Security issues and below
  6. Affected versionversion=ClearPass Policy Manager 6.11.x: 6.11.6 and below
  7. Affected versionversion=ClearPass Policy Manager 6.12.x: 6.12.0
  8. Affected versionversion=ClearPass Policy Manager 6.9.x: ClearPass 6.9.13 Hotfix Q4 2023 for Security issues and below

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) · HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Managerversion=6.10.0 <=6.10.8_hotfix_q4_2023; version=6.11.0 <=6.11.6; version=6.12.0; version=6.9.0 <=6.9.13_hotfix_q4_2023; version=ClearPass Policy Manager 6.10.x: ClearPass 6.10.8 Hotfix Q4 2023 for Security issues and below; version=ClearPass Policy Manager 6.11.x: 6.11.6 and below; version=ClearPass Policy Manager 6.12.x: 6.12.0; version=ClearPass Policy Manager 6.9.x: ClearPass 6.9.13 Hotfix Q4 2023 for Security issues and below

Published CVSS scores

7.2Hewlett Packard EnterpriseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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