CVE-2025-27080 Authenticated Sensitive Information Disclosure exposes Credentials in AOS-CX Command Line Interface
Authenticated attackers can expose sensitive credentials via the CLI, enabling unauthorized access to external services and lateral movement.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-27080?
CVE-2025-27080 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) AOS-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
Vulnerabilities in the command line interface of AOS-CX could allow an authenticated remote attacker to expose sensitive information. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to services outside of the impacted switch, potentially leading to lateral movement involving those services.
Weakness: CWE-359
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-27080?
How do I fix CVE-2025-27080?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-27080 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-27080 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-27080 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q494-jhv5-r89f.