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Arubaos CxOperating system · Hpe

CVE-2025-37155

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-11-18
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 10.10.1170 / 10.13.1101 or later.
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80/100
Remediation priority · High
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 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.

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 vulnerability in the SSH restricted shell interface of network management services allows authenticated read-only users to bypass access controls and escalate privileges to administrator level, enabling full system control.

MitigationApply vendor-provided patch or firmware update addressing the SSH restricted shell access control bypass; review and revoke unnecessary elevated privileges until remediation is complete.

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
Arubaos CxOperating system
Affected:>= 10.10.0000, < 10.10.1170>= 10.13.0000, < 10.13.1101>= 10.14.0000, < 10.14.1060>= 10.15.0000, < 10.15.1030>= 10.16.0000, < 10.16.1001

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
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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. Check installed ArubaOS CX firmware version
    Run 'show version' or 'show system information' from the CLI to display the running firmware version
    Affected if The displayed version falls within any of these ranges: 10.10.0000-10.10.1169, 10.13.0000-10.13.1100, 10.14.0000-10.14.1059, 10.15.0000-10.15.1029, 10.16.0000-10.16.1000
  2. Verify SSH service is enabled for management access
    Run 'show ssh' or check the management interface configuration to confirm SSH is active
    Affected if SSH is enabled and reachable on the device management interfaces
  3. Identify user accounts with read-only privilege level
    Run 'show user-database' or 'show running-config | include user' to list all configured users and their assigned privilege levels
    Affected if Any user accounts exist with read-only or operator-level privileges (not full manager/administrator)
  4. Confirm SSH restricted shell is in use for limited users
    Review the user account configuration to verify read-only users are connecting via SSH restricted shell interface
    Affected if Read-only users access the device through the restricted shell interface via SSH

A user is affected if the device runs a vulnerable ArubaOS CX version (within any of the five version ranges), SSH is enabled for management, and read-only or operator-level user accounts exist who could potentially bypass the restricted shell to escalate privileges.

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

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Paste your version and any relevant configuration and it will be compared against the affected criteria above. Do not include secrets or credentials.

AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

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.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 10.10.1170 / 10.13.1101 / 10.14.1060 or later
Fixed in 10.10.117010.13.110110.14.1060
Interim mitigation

Apply vendor-provided patch or firmware update addressing the SSH restricted shell access control bypass; review and revoke unnecessary elevated privileges until remediation is complete.

Recommended fix High confidence

10.10.1170 or later (10.10.x branch), 10.13.1101 or later (10.13.x branch), 10.14.1060 or later (10.14.x branch), 10.15.1030 or later (10.15.x branch)

  1. Identify the currently running ArubaOS Cx version using 'show version' command
  2. Determine which version branch you are on (10.10.x, 10.13.x, 10.14.x, or 10.15.x)
  3. Download the appropriate fixed version from the HPE Aruba support portal at support.hpe.com
  4. Upload the firmware to the switch using 'copy tftp://<server>/<file> flash:' command
  5. Reboot the switch to apply the new firmware using 'reload' command
  6. Verify the new version is installed using 'show version'
Caveat Standard firmware upgrade risks apply - ensure configuration backup and plan for brief downtime during reload

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

Fix this in Arubaos Cx Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
15.0 hours of engineering $2,640
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