Critical Flaws in HPE Aruba ClearPass Expose Systems to Arbitrary Code Execution

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has issued a high-priority security bulletin addressing multiple vulnerabilities in its Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM).

These flaws, which range from unauthorized access to arbitrary code execution, could allow attackers to compromise affected systems.

Organizations relying on ClearPass for secure policy management are urged to take immediate action to mitigate potential risks.

Vulnerability Overview

HPE’s advisory identifies five notable vulnerabilities, each with varying levels of severity, potentially impacting numerous organizations:

1. Authenticated Broken Access Control (CVE-2025-23058)
   • Severity: High (CVSS 8.8)
   • Impact: Allows a low-privileged, authenticated remote attacker to escalate privileges and gain unauthorized access to restricted administrative functions. Successful exploitation could compromise the integrity of the system.
   • Workaround: Temporarily disable read-only access until patched.
2. PostgreSQL Relation Manipulation (CVE-2024-7348)
   • Severity: High (CVSS 7.5)
   • Impact: A race condition in PostgreSQL’s pg_dump could let attackers execute arbitrary SQL commands, potentially compromising the database.
   • Workaround: Restrict access to management interfaces via dedicated VLANs or firewalls.
3. Sensitive Information Exposure (CVE-2025-23059)
   • Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.8)
   • Impact: High-privileged users could exploit directory access weaknesses to retrieve sensitive data.
   • Workaround: Restrict management interfaces to secure network segments.
4. Unencrypted Data Leak (CVE-2025-23060)
   • Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.6)
   • Impact: Under specific conditions, attackers could exploit man-in-the-middle attacks, exposing sensitive information.
   • Workaround: Deploy VLAN segregation and firewall policies.
5. Authenticated Remote Command Injection (CVE-2025-25039)
   • Severity: Medium (CVSS 4.7)
   • Impact: Enables authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands on the operating system, potentially granting limited access to attackers.
   • Workaround: Control access to management interfaces.

Affected and Unaffected Versions

The vulnerabilities impact ClearPass Policy Manager versions:

• 6.12.x (up to 6.12.3)
• 6.11.x (up to 6.11.9)

Versions 6.12.4 and 6.11.10 resolve these issues, and customers are strongly advised to upgrade.

To protect against these vulnerabilities, HPE Aruba recommends upgrading to the latest fixed versions of ClearPass Policy Manager.

Additionally, implementing network segmentation (e.g., dedicated VLANs) and applying stricter firewall policies can mitigate immediate risks.

HPE also reassures users that, as of this advisory’s publication, no publicly available exploit code or active attacks targeting these vulnerabilities have been detected.

These vulnerabilities highlight the critical need for organizations to maintain up-to-date system patches and enforce robust network security practices.

HPE underscores the importance of upgrading affected systems swiftly to safeguard sensitive data and prevent unauthorized access.

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