CVE-2025-37087
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 vulnerability in the cmdb service of the HPE Performance Cluster Manager (HPCM) could allow an attacker to gain access to an arbitrary file on the server host.
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 confidenceA path traversal vulnerability in the cmdb service of HPE Performance Cluster Manager (HPCM) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the server file system by manipulating file path inputs.
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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
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 HPE Performance Cluster Manager installationLocate HPCM installation directories or check for HPCM services using commands like 'ls /opt/hpcm' or 'systemctl list-units | grep -i hpcm' or check Windows Program Files for HPE directoriesAffected if HPCM is installed on the system
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Identify installed HPCM versionCheck version file or executable within the HPCM installation directory, often found in /opt/hpcm/bin or via 'hpcmversion' command if availableAffected if Version cannot be determined or is earlier than the patched release
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Verify cmdb service is enabled and runningCheck if the cmdb service process is active using 'systemctl status hpcm-cmdb' or 'ps aux | grep cmdb' or equivalent service status commands for your platformAffected if The cmdb service is running and exposed
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Determine cmdb service network exposureReview firewall rules, service bind addresses, or configuration files to determine if the cmdb service is bound to network interfaces accessible from untrusted networksAffected if The cmdb service listens on a non-localhost address or is accessible from untrusted networks
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Inspect cmdb service logs for path traversal attemptsSearch cmdb service logs (typically in /var/log/hpcm/cmdb or installation log directory) for patterns like '../', '..\', or absolute file paths in request parametersAffected if Suspicious traversal patterns appear in logs indicating exploitation attempts
A user is affected if HPE Performance Cluster Manager with the cmdb service is installed, the version is unpatched, and the cmdb service is network-accessible.
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 dataApply the vendor-supplied patch for CVE-2025-37087 from HPE support; if unavailable, restrict network access to the cmdb service and implement strict input validation on file path parameters.
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