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Poly Clariti ManagerApplication · Hp

CVE-2025-43487

MEDIUM · 6.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-07-23
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 10.12.2 or later.
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70/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Zero-click

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 · unedited
A potential privilege escalation through Sudo vulnerability has been identified in the Poly Clariti Manager for versions prior to 10.12.2. The firmware flaw does not properly implement access controls. 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 confidence

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Poly Clariti Manager firmware versions prior to 10.12.2. The issue stems from improper sudo configuration or access control implementation that allows an authenticated attacker to potentially escalate privileges to root or administrative levels through the sudo mechanism.

MitigationUpdate Poly Clariti Manager to version 10.12.2 or later to obtain the vendor patch. Prior to update, restrict administrative access and audit existing sudo configurations to limit exposure.

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
Poly Clariti ManagerApplication
Affected:< 10.12.2

CVSS 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
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify installed Poly Clariti Manager version
    Access the Poly Clariti Manager web interface and navigate to System > About or check the firmware version through the CLI if available. Look for a version number displayed in the administrative console.
    Affected if The displayed version number is less than 10.12.2 (for example, 10.11.x, 10.10.x, or earlier)
  2. Confirm sudo configuration files exist
    If you have shell access to the underlying operating system, inspect /etc/sudoers and any included files in /etc/sudoers.d/ for any entries that grant excessive privileges to authenticated users.
    Affected if Sudoers file contains entries allowing authenticated users to run commands as root without requiring a password or with minimal authentication
  3. Review administrative access control settings
    In the Poly Clariti Manager web interface, navigate to the administrative user management or access control section. Verify which users have administrative or root-level privileges.
    Affected if Multiple non-administrative accounts exist with elevated privileges or if the access control list permits unauthorized users to access administrative functions
  4. Check for privilege escalation pathways
    If you have CLI access, examine which commands the authenticated user context can execute via sudo -l or check if the web application exposes functions that invoke system commands with elevated privileges.
    Affected if The sudo -l output shows commands that can be run as root or if the application exposes administrative functions accessible to low-privilege users

You are affected if your Poly Clariti Manager version is below 10.12.2 and the system exposes sudo or administrative functions to authenticated users without proper restrictions.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 10.12.2 or later
Fixed in 10.12.2
Interim mitigation

Update Poly Clariti Manager to version 10.12.2 or later to obtain the vendor patch. Prior to update, restrict administrative access and audit existing sudo configurations to limit exposure.

Recommended fix High confidence

Poly Clariti Manager 10.12.2

  1. Obtain Poly Clariti Manager version 10.12.2 or later from the HP support portal (support.hp.com)
  2. Review HP's documentation for upgrading Poly Clariti Manager before proceeding
  3. Perform a backup of the current Poly Clariti Manager configuration as a precaution
  4. Follow HP's standard upgrade procedure to install version 10.12.2 on the affected system
  5. After upgrade, verify the new version is running and confirm the sudo privilege escalation vulnerability is resolved

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Poly Clariti Manager Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
15.0 hours of engineering $2,690
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