CVE-2025-25040 Failure to Properly Enforce Port ACLs on CPU generated packets in CX 9300 Switches
Attackers can bypass port ACLs on routed egress traffic in HPE Aruba CX 9300 switches, violating security policies.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-25040?
CVE-2025-25040 is a low-severity vulnerability in Hpe Arubaos-Cx, published on 18 Mar 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability has been identified in the port ACL functionality of AOS-CX software running on the HPE Aruba Networking CX 9300 Switch Series only and affects:
- AOS-CX 10.14.xxxx : All patches - AOS-CX 10.15.xxxx : 10.15.1000 and below The vulnerability is specific to traffic originated by the CX 9300 switch platform and could allow an attacker to bypass ACL rules applied to routed ports on egress. As a result, port ACLs are not correctly enforced, which could lead to unauthorized traffic flow and violations of security policies. Egress VLAN ACLs and Routed VLAN ACLs are not affected by this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-25040?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hpe Arubaos-Cx.
How do I fix CVE-2025-25040?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-25040 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-25040 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-25040 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Hpe Arubaos-Cx
- CVE-2026-73749 Unauthenticated Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities lead to Remote Code Execution in AOS-CX
- CVE-2026-23813 Authentication Bypass in Web Interface allows Unauthenticated Admin Password Reset
- CVE-2026-73750 Authenticated Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities in AOS-CX API Endpoint Leads to Possible Code Execution
- CVE-2026-73751 Authenticated Remote Command Injection in AOS-CX Web-based Management Interface
- CVE-2026-73752 Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Write Vulnerability Leads to Remote Code Execution in AOS-CX
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x3m5-8xj2-gwpg.