CVE-2025-37101Network attack vector

Read-only-to-operator privilege escalation

Published Jun 26, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026

Privilege escalation in HPE OneView for VMware vCenter before 11.7 allows remote authenticated users with read-only access to perform admin actions. HPE has not disclosed the affected component or the operation that fails to enforce the read-only role boundary. Exploitation requires a valid read-only account and user interaction, and it permits operator-level administrative actions that can affect managed infrastructure.

CVSS severity8.7
High
EPSS probability0.28%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in HPE OneView for VMware vCenter before 11.7 allows remote authenticated users with read-only access to perform admin actions. HPE has not disclosed the affected component or the operation that fails to enforce the read-only role boundary. Exploitation requires a valid read-only account and user interaction, and it permits operator-level administrative actions that can affect managed infrastructure.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-37101
Published
Jun 26, 2025
Updated
Feb 26, 2026
Vendor
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
Product
HPE OneView for VMware vCenter
Classifications
CWE-269, T1068
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 26, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=Prior to v11.7 <11.7

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) · HPE OneView for VMware vCenterversion=Prior to v11.7 <11.7

Published CVSS scores

8.7Hewlett Packard EnterpriseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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