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Arubaos Cx CVE-2025-37155

HIGH
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2025-11-18 security-alert@hpe.com
7.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: hpe
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Access control enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Defense Evasion

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.02%.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

Successful exploitation could compromise the high-severity affected system.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Mar 28, 2026

A vulnerability in the SSH restricted shell interface of the network management services allows improper access control for authenticated read-only users. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-284. A vulnerability in the SSH restricted shell interface of the network management services allows improper access control for authenticated read-only users. If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker with read-only privileges to gain administrator access on the affected system. Affected products include: Hpe Arubaos-Cx.

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Severity by source

Vendor (hpe) PRIMARY 7.8 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from Vendor (hpe) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: hpe

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionCVE.org

A vulnerability in the SSH restricted shell interface of the network management services allows improper access control for authenticated read-only users. If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker with read-only privileges to gain administrator access on the affected system.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

CVE-2025-37155 presents notable security risk, a improper access control vulnerability rated CVSS 7.8. Exploitation could compromise the security of affected deployments. Organizations should apply vendor updates when available and consider compensating controls in the interim.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch. If immediate patching is not feasible: (1) Restrict access to affected endpoints; (2) Implement additional authorization checks; (3) Enable audit logging.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.0%
Top 94% exploitable
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.0%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact
High

Priority Score

39
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +39
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:o:hpe:arubaos-cx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:hpe:arubaos-cx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:hpe:arubaos-cx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:hpe:arubaos-cx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:hpe:arubaos-cx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Auth bypass in HPE Aruba AOS-CX switch web management.

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Authenticated remote attackers holding low-privilege management access to HPE Aruba Networking AOS-CX switches can injec

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Authenticated command injection in HPE ArubaOS-CX allows a remote attacker who already holds valid management credential

CVE-2026-23814 HIGH
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Authenticated remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands through malformed parameters in AOS-CX CLI commands, achie

CVE-2026-23816 HIGH
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8.8 Aug 01

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8.8 Mar 22

An authenticated remote code execution vulnerability exists in the AOS-CX Network Analytics Engine. Rated high severity

CVE-2025-37159 HIGH
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ArubaOS-CX web management interface session fixation allows an authenticated remote attacker with low-privilege credenti

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7.2 Mar 11

Authenticated administrators of AOS-CX Switches can inject arbitrary commands through a custom binary in the CLI, potent

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6.8 Nov 18

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CVE-2025-37160 MEDIUM
6.5 Nov 18

A broken access control (BAC) vulnerability in the web-based management interface could allow an authenticated remote at

CVE-2026-23817 MEDIUM
6.5 Mar 11

web-based management interface of AOS-CX Switches is affected by url redirection to untrusted site (open redirect) (CVSS

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