CVE-2018-7079

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-12-07 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-863

Description

Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager guest authorization failure. Certain administrative operations in ClearPass Guest do not properly enforce authorization rules, which allows any authenticated administrative user to execute those operations regardless of privilege level. This could allow low-privilege users to view, modify, or delete guest users. Resolution: Fixed in 6.7.6 and 6.6.10-hotfix.

Affected products

Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager: before 6.6.10; from 6.7.0 before 6.7.6 — fixed in 6.6.10, 6.7.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager 6.6.10, 6.7.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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