CVE-2023-25589: Unauthenticated Arbitrary User Creation Leads to Complete System Compromise

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-03-22 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-306

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of ClearPass Policy Manager could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to create arbitrary users on the platform. A successful exploit allows an attacker to achieve total cluster compromise.

Affected products

Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager: from 6.9.0 through 6.9.13; from 6.10.0 through 6.10.8; 6.11.0, 6.11.1

References

https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2023-003.txt
https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2023-003.txt

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