CVE-2015-4649
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAruba Networks ClearPass Policy Manager before 6.4.7 and 6.5.x before 6.5.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to gain root privileges via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3654.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceAruba ClearPass Policy Manager contains a privilege escalation vulnerability allowing remote authenticated administrators to gain root privileges. The vulnerability affects versions prior to 6.4.7 and 6.5.x before 6.5.2, requiring administrator-level access as a precondition for exploitation.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 6.4.6= 6.5= 6.5.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager is installedIdentify whether the Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager product is deployed in your environment. This is typically a network access control and policy management appliance.Affected if The product is not Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager, then this CVE does not apply.
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Determine the installed version of ClearPass Policy ManagerAccess the ClearPass administration interface or use the system CLI to retrieve the current software version. Look for version information in the system about or diagnostics section.Affected if The installed version cannot be determined or retrieved for comparison.
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Compare installed version against affected rangesCheck if the installed version falls within: 6.4.6 or earlier, or exactly 6.5 or 6.5.1. These versions are vulnerable to privilege escalation from administrator to root.Affected if The installed version is 6.4.6 or lower, OR exactly 6.5 OR exactly 6.5.1.
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Verify administrator-level access existsDetermine whether remote authenticated administrator accounts are configured and accessible on the ClearPass Policy Manager. This CVE requires an authenticated administrator session as a precondition.Affected if Administrator-level access is present and the version is in the affected ranges listed above.
You are affected if Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager version 6.4.6 or lower, or version 6.5 or 6.5.1 is installed AND remote authenticated administrator access is configured in your environment.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager to version 6.4.7 or later, or 6.5.2 or later, to remediate this privilege escalation vulnerability.
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2015-4649 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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