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ArubaosOperating system · Arubanetworks

CVE-2025-37179

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Developing Published 2026-01-13
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 8.10.0.21 / 8.13.1.1 or later.
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges 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
Multiple out-of-bounds read vulnerabilities were identified in a system component responsible for handling certain data buffers. Due to insufficient validation of maximum buffer size values, the process may attempt to read beyond the intended memory region. Under specific conditions, this can result in a crash of the affected process and a potential denial-of-service of the compromised process.

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 · low confidence
Developing — this CVE was published recently and its authoritative NVD entry is still being established, so we're holding a technical summary until the source data settles rather than publish something unreliable. Re-checking after 2026-07-31.

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
ArubaosOperating system
Affected:>= 8.6.0.0, < 8.10.0.21>= 8.11.0.0, < 8.13.1.1

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
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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 8.10.0.21 / 8.13.1.1 or later
Fixed in 8.10.0.218.13.1.1
Recommended fix High confidence

Upgrade to ArubaOS 8.10.0.21 or later (8.10.x line) OR ArubaOS 8.13.1.1 or later (8.11.x/8.13.x line)

  1. 1. Identify the current ArubaOS version running on the affected device using 'show version' command
  2. 2. Based on current version, determine the appropriate upgrade path: if on 8.6.x-8.9.x, plan upgrade to 8.10.0.21 or later; if on 8.10.x, upgrade to 8.10.0.21 or later; if on 8.11.x-8.13.0.x, upgrade to 8.13.1.1 or later
  3. 3. Download the appropriate ArubaOS upgrade image from support.hpe.com for the specific hardware model
  4. 4. Review release notes for the target version to confirm compatibility and any prerequisites
  5. 5. Upload the new ArubaOS image to the device using 'copy tftp://<server>/<image> flash:' or web interface
  6. 6. Execute the upgrade using 'upgrade-software' command or web interface
  7. 7. After upgrade completes, verify the new version is installed using 'show version'
  8. 8. Test critical functionality to confirm the device operates normally post-upgrade
Caveat Review release notes for any configuration changes or compatibility considerations between versions; always test in non-production environment first

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

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