CVE-2020-7120
A local authenticated buffer overflow vulnerability was discovered in Aruba ClearPass Policy...
A local authenticated buffer overflow vulnerability was discovered in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager version(s): Prior to 6.9.5, 6.8.8-HF1, 6.7.14-HF1. A vulnerability in ClearPass OnGuard could allow local authenticated users to cause a buffer overflow condition. A successful exploit could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code within the context the binary is running in, which is a lower privileged account.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A local authenticated buffer overflow vulnerability was discovered in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager version(s): Prior to 6.9.5, 6.8.8-HF1, 6.7.14-HF1. A vulnerability in ClearPass OnGuard could allow local authenticated users to cause a buffer overflow condition. A successful exploit could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code within the context the binary is running in, which is a lower privileged account.
- Record
CVE-2020-7120- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
A local authenticated buffer overflow vulnerability was discovered in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager version(s): Prior to 6.9.5, 6.8.8-HF1, 6.7.14-HF1. A vulnerability in ClearPass OnGuard could allow local authenticated users to cause a buffer overflow condition. A successful exploit could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code within the context the binary is running in, which is a lower privileged account.
- Record
CVE-2020-7120- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-28254No score
A local authenticated buffer overflow vulnerability was discovered in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager version(s): Prior to 6.9.5, 6.8.8-HF1, 6.7.14-HF1. A vulnerability in ClearPass OnGuard could allow local authenticated users to cause a buffer overflow condition. A successful exploit could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code within the context the binary is running in, which is a lower privileged account.
- Record
EUVD-2020-28254- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4x66-x689-32wfNo score
A local authenticated buffer overflow vulnerability was discovered in Aruba ClearPass Policy...
A local authenticated buffer overflow vulnerability was discovered in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager version(s): Prior to 6.9.5, 6.8.8-HF1, 6.7.14-HF1. A vulnerability in ClearPass OnGuard could allow local authenticated users to cause a buffer overflow condition. A successful exploit could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code within the context the binary is running in, which is a lower privileged account.
- Record
GHSA-4x66-x689-32wf- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-7120 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Arubanetworks Clearpass Policy Manager, published February 23, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 21st percentile. No source names a fixed version.