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CVE-2021-40986 Details

Description

A remote arbitrary command execution vulnerability was discovered in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager version(s): ClearPass Policy Manager 6.10.x prior to 6.10.2 - - ClearPass Policy Manager 6.9.x prior to 6.9.7-HF1 - - ClearPass Policy Manager 6.8.x prior to 6.8.9-HF1. Aruba has released patches for ClearPass Policy Manager that address this security vulnerability.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.2 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2021-018.txt	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2021-018.txt	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-77	Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
arubanetworks clearpass policy manager	>= 6.8.0, < 6.8.9 >= 6.9.0, < 6.9.7 >= 6.10.0, < 6.10.2 6.8.9 - 6.9.7 -
CPE cpe:2.3:a:arubanetworks:clearpass_policy_manager:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:arubanetworks:clearpass_policy_manager:6.8.9:-:::::: cpe:2.3:a:arubanetworks:clearpass_policy_manager:6.9.7:-:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 21, 2021	Initial Analysis	[email protected]