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CVE-2021-29151 (GCVE-0-2021-29151)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-07-08 15:14 – Updated: 2024-08-03 22:02
VLAI
Summary
A remote authentication bypass vulnerability was discovered in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager version(s): Prior to 6.10.0, 6.9.6 and 6.8.9. Aruba has released updates to ClearPass Policy Manager that address this security vulnerability.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • remote authentication bypass
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager Affected: Prior to 6.10.0, 6.9.6 and 6.8.9
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