CVE-2025-43021
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 · uneditedA potential security vulnerability has been identified in the Poly Clariti Manager for versions prior to 10.12.1. The vulnerability could allow the use and retrieval of the default password. HP has addressed the issue in the latest software update.
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 · moderate confidencePoly Clariti Manager versions prior to 10.12.1 contain a hard-coded default password vulnerability (CWE-798). The flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to retrieve and use the default administrative credentials to gain unauthorized access to the management interface.
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< 10.12.2CVSS 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
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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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Check the installed Poly Clariti Manager versionLog into the management interface and navigate to the About or System Information page to view the current software version. Alternatively, check the version displayed on the login page or in the system dashboard.Affected if The installed version is earlier than 10.12.2
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Verify if default administrative credentials are still activeAttempt to log into the Poly Clariti Manager web interface using the default administrative username (commonly 'admin') and the factory default password. Check vendor documentation for the known default credential pair.Affected if The default admin password has not been changed and still uses the hard-coded default value
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Confirm network accessibility of the management interfaceDetermine if the Poly Clariti Manager web interface (typically ports 443 or 8443) is exposed to untrusted networks or the internet by reviewing firewall rules, reverse proxy configurations, or network access control lists.Affected if The management interface is reachable from untrusted network segments or the public internet without VPN or IP restriction
You are affected if Poly Clariti Manager version is earlier than 10.12.2 AND the default administrative password remains unchanged AND the management interface is accessible to an unauthenticated attacker on the network.
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.
dbcve · scoped10.12.2
Upgrade to Poly Clariti Manager version 10.12.1 or later to receive the vendor patch. If immediate patching is not feasible, change all default credentials immediately and restrict network access to the management interface.
10.12.2
- Back up current Poly Clariti Manager configuration and data
- Download Poly Clariti Manager version 10.12.2 or later from the official HP support portal (support.hp.com)
- Review upgrade documentation for any prerequisites
- Execute the upgrade installer following the standard upgrade procedure
- Verify the upgrade was successful by logging into the management interface
- Confirm the default password vulnerability is addressed by ensuring default credentials have been changed or are no longer exploitable
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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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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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