Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain low-privileged local account
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ExploitAwait non-controllable precondition
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ExecutionTrigger flaw during privileged client operation
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ImpactExecute commands with elevated privileges
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Least privilege enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires an interactive low-privileged local session on a system running the Aruba/HPE ClearPass client software (PR:L, AV:L), plus user interaction (UI:R), plus a specific environmental precondition that the description explicitly states is 'outside of the attacker's control' - consistent with a race condition or a particular runtime/configuration state during a privileged client operation (AC:H). These factors sharply limit realistic exploitation: an attacker cannot deterministically force the condition, cannot exploit remotely, and must already possess local account access, so there is no unauthenticated or network-based path. The exact feature or configuration that creates the window is not disclosed in the available data. |
| Impact | This is a moderate-severity local privilege escalation (CVSS 6.7) in the Aruba/HPE ClearPass client software whose real-world risk is meaningfully bounded by its exploitation prerequisites rather than inflated by them. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R) requires a local foothold, an already-authenticated low-privileged user, user interaction, AND high attack complexity - the description's phrase 'if certain conditions outside of the attacker's control are met' is the direct justification for AC:H and signals a race-condition or environment-dependent trigger that cannot be reliably forced by the attacker. Impact if successful is high across confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H), i.e. full code execution with elevated privileges. No EPSS score, SSVC decision, KEV listing, or POC was provided in the input: exploitation status is therefore 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis'. The absence of KEV/EPSS combined with AC:H and the non-attacker-controlled precondition indicates this is a defense-in-depth patch priority (not an emergency), appropriately ranked below any network-reachable or unauthenticated flaw. There are no conflicting signals in the data - the only caveat is that EPSS/KEV/POC telemetry is entirely missing, so the likelihood estimate rests solely on the CVSS vector and vendor description. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A low-privileged user (or malware already running in that user's context) on an endpoint running the ClearPass client waits for or induces a specific environmental condition, then triggers the flaw during a privileged client operation to run arbitrary commands at the elevated privilege level. Because success depends on conditions outside the attacker's control and requires user interaction, exploitation is opportunistic rather than reliable. No public exploit code is identified in the provided data. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 06, 2026
Local privilege escalation in the Aruba/HPE ClearPass client software lets a low-privileged local user execute commands with elevated privileges on the affected host, but only when a specific environmental precondition that the vendor describes as being outside the attacker's control is satisfied. The assessed vector (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, score 6.7) confirms that exploitation requires an interactive local session with an existing low-privileged account plus user interaction, meaning there is no remote or unauthenticated attack path and the attacker cannot deterministically force the triggering condition. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, no CISA KEV listing, and no evidence of active exploitation; the practical risk is moderate and bounded by these prerequisites rather than by remote reachability.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch version is identified in the available data, so the first action is to consult the HPE security advisory at https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05158en_us&docLocale=en_US and apply the hotfix or updated ClearPass client build listed there as soon as it is published, validating the installed agent version against that matrix on every managed endpoint. Until a fixed build is deployed, prioritize compensating controls that attack the prerequisites rather than the flaw itself: the exploit needs an interactive low-privileged local session (PR:L, UI:R), so reduce the number of local accounts with interactive logon rights on ClearPass-client endpoints, enforce least privilege and per-user accountability for shared or service workstations, and disable or restrict local interactive access for users who do not genuinely need it - the trade-off being reduced operational flexibility for help-desk and shared-device workflows. Because exploitation hinges on a timing or configuration precondition (AC:H), remove the trigger surface where feasible: avoid leaving privileged ClearPass client operations running unattended, and check with HPE whether the vulnerable operation can be gated behind a configuration setting or disabled entirely without losing the endpoint's network access enforcement - disabling the agent outright will break NAC posture checks and network admission for that endpoint, so it is only viable on hosts that do not depend on ClearPass enforcement. Supplement with host-based detection for unexpected child processes or command execution originating from the ClearPass client process tree, application allowlisting so only signed vendor binaries can elevate, and monitor authentication and privilege-change logs for anomalies from low-privileged accounts. Do not treat configuration hardening as a substitute for the vendor fix once HPE publishes the corrected client build.
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The vulnerability is a local privilege escalation (tagged 'Privilege Escalation') in the ClearPass client component distributed by HPE/Aruba, and the CVSS vector describes the full precondition set: AV:L and PR:L mean the attacker must already hold an interactive low-privileged local session, UI:R means a user must perform some action for the path to complete, and AC:H means the attack cannot be reliably repeated or forced because it depends on a specific runtime, timing, or configuration state that the description explicitly places outside the attacker's control. That combination is characteristic of a race condition or a transient mismatch during a privileged client operation, where the privilege boundary is only briefly violable - though the exact feature, module, or configuration window is not disclosed in the available data, and no CWE is assigned, so the root-cause class cannot be stated with vendor-level certainty. CIA impact is high across the board (C:H/I:H/A:H) with S:U, meaning a successful exploit stays within the same security authority but can fully compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the endpoint - the value to an attacker is therefore in surviving an initial foothold rather than in remote entry, and this is consistent with the independent assessment's note that the unforced precondition is the primary limiter on real-world exploitation.
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Severity by source
AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Local privilege escalation needing an existing low-priv account (PR:L) and user interaction (UI:R), with a non-attacker-controlled precondition driving AC:H; successful escalation yields full C:H/I:H/A:H.
Primary rating from Vendor (hpe).
CVSS VectorVendor: hpe
DescriptionCVE.org
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the ClearPass client software. Successful exploitation could allow a low-privileged local user to execute commands with elevated privileges on the affected system, if certain conditions outside of the attacker's control are met.
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EUVD-2026-93899
GHSA-g5cw-qx8m-h53r
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