CVE-2025-37102
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 · uneditedAn authenticated command injection vulnerability exists in the Command line interface of HPE Networking Instant On Access Points. A successful exploitation could allow a remote attacker with elevated privileges to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as a highly privileged user.
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 confidenceAuthenticated command injection vulnerability in HPE Networking Instant On Access Points CLI allows remote attackers with elevated privileges to execute arbitrary operating system commands as a highly privileged user (root). The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation in the command-line interface.
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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
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the device modelAccess the HPE Instant On web UI or CLI and run 'show system info' or 'show version' to confirm the exact model number matches an HPE Networking Instant On Access Point seriesAffected if The device is not an HPE Networking Instant On Access Point model, then the CVE does not apply
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Check the installed firmware versionRun 'show version' in the CLI or check the web UI under Help > About to retrieve the current firmware versionAffected if The installed firmware version is older than the version containing the vendor patch; if no patch version is known, any unpatched version is potentially affected
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Verify CLI access is enabledCheck the configuration via 'show running-config' or the web UI under System > CLI Access to see if the command-line interface is enabledAffected if CLI access is enabled, the vulnerability surface is present regardless of authentication status
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Review accounts with elevated privilegesRun 'show user' or view Administrator accounts in the web UI under Users > Administrators to list accounts with privilege level above standard userAffected if Any account with elevated or administrative privileges exists, an attacker who compromises that credential could exploit the command injection flaw
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Check CLI command audit logsIf logging is configured, review logs via 'show log' or the syslog server for recent CLI commands to identify any suspicious or unexpected command executionsAffected if Unexpected or unauthorized commands appear in the CLI logs, this may indicate active exploitation
The environment is affected if the device is an HPE Networking Instant On Access Point with CLI access enabled and any elevated-privilege account present, regardless of firmware version until the vendor patch is confirmed applied.
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 vendor-supplied firmware updates when released; restrict CLI access to only trusted, minimally-privileged administrators and network segments until the patch can be deployed.
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- Review / QA3.0 h
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-37102 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- 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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