CVE-2025-37147

Unsigned firmware execution via boot trust bypass

Published Oct 14, 2025 · Updated Oct 14, 2025

Secure Boot bypass in ArubaOS on affected access points allows physically proximate attackers to run unsigned firmware through the serial port. The boot trust chain fails to enforce vendor-signature verification for a modified or custom firmware image. Physical access to the device serial port is required, and successful exploitation replaces the trusted software image with attacker-controlled code.

CVSS severity7.1
High
EPSS probability0.15%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Secure Boot bypass in ArubaOS on affected access points allows physically proximate attackers to run unsigned firmware through the serial port. The boot trust chain fails to enforce vendor-signature verification for a modified or custom firmware image. Physical access to the device serial port is required, and successful exploitation replaces the trusted software image with attacker-controlled code.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-37147
Published
Oct 14, 2025
Updated
Oct 14, 2025
Vendor
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
Product
ArubaOS
Classifications
CWE-290, T1601.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 14, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 14, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.4.0.0 <=10.4.1.8
  2. Affected versionversion=10.7.0.0 <=10.7.1.1
  3. Affected versionversion=8.10.0.0 <=8.10.0.18
  4. Affected versionversion=8.12.0.0 <=8.12.0.5
  5. Affected versionversion=8.13.0.0 <=8.13.0.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) · ArubaOSversion=10.4.0.0 <=10.4.1.8; version=10.7.0.0 <=10.7.1.1; version=8.10.0.0 <=8.10.0.18; version=8.12.0.0 <=8.12.0.5; version=8.13.0.0 <=8.13.0.1

Published CVSS scores

7.1HPE Aruba NetworkingCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

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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)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-290Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
T1601.001Patch System Image

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