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CVE-2020-7115 (GCVE-0-2020-7115)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-06-03 12:43 – Updated: 2024-08-04 09:18
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Summary
The ClearPass Policy Manager web interface is affected by a vulnerability that leads to authentication bypass. Upon successful bypass an attacker could then execute an exploit that would allow to remote command execution in the underlying operating system. Resolution: Fixed in 6.7.13-HF, 6.8.5-HF, 6.8.6, 6.9.1 and higher.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Unauthenticated Remote Command Execution in the Web Interface
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a ClearPass Policy Manager Affected: ClearPass 6.9.x prior to 6.9.1 ClearPass 6.8.x prior to 6.8.5-HF ClearPass 6.7.x prior to 6.7.13-HF
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