HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager up to 6.11.9/6.12.3 channel accessible

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A vulnerability was found in HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager up to 6.11.9/6.12.3. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to channel accessible. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-23060. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager up to 6.11.9/6.12.3 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a channel accessible vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-300. The product does not adequately verify the identity of actors at both ends of a communication channel, or does not adequately ensure the integrity of the channel, in a way that allows the channel to be accessed or influenced by an actor that is not an endpoint. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability in HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager may, under certain circumstances, expose sensitive unencrypted information. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to perform a man-in-the-middle attack, potentially granting unauthorized access to network resources as well as enabling data tampering.

The weakness was published with HPE Aruba Networking QA Team. The advisory is shared at support.hpe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-23060 since 01/10/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/06/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1557 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 215058 (Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager 6.11.x < 6.11.10 / 6.12.x < 6.12.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (215058). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Type

• Policy Management Software

Vendor

• HPE

Name

• Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager

Version

• 6.11.0
• 6.11.1
• 6.11.2
• 6.11.3
• 6.11.4
• 6.11.5
• 6.11.6
• 6.11.7
• 6.11.8
• 6.11.9
• 6.12.0
• 6.12.1
• 6.12.2
• 6.12.3

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.hpe.com/

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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