# CVE-2025-25042: Authenticated Access Control Vulnerability allows Sensitive Information Disclosure in AOS-CX REST Interface

> Authenticated low-privilege attackers can read encrypted credentials of other users via the AOS-CX REST interface, risking further unauthorized access.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Mar 2025
- **Updated:** 18 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g92m-r5q5-45h8

## What is CVE-2025-25042?

CVE-2025-25042 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) AOS-CX, published on 18 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the AOS-CX REST interface could allow an authenticated remote attacker with low privileges to view sensitive information. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to read encrypted credentials of other users on the switch, potentially leading to further unauthorized access or data breaches.

Weakness: CWE-359 (Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-25042?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-25042?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-25042 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-25042 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-25042 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-25042 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-25042 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) AOS-CX, published on 18 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-25042 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) AOS-CX. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-25042/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-25042/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-25042
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-25042
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-25042

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-25042/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.