# CVE-2025-37087: Missing authorization in HPE Performance Cluster Manager (HPCM)

> An attacker can access arbitrary files on the server host due to missing authorization in the HPE Performance Cluster Manager cmdb service.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Apr 2025
- **Updated:** 7 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gwvg-5xhp-rp5q

## What is CVE-2025-37087?

CVE-2025-37087 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE Performance Cluster Manager (HPCM), published on 22 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the cmdb service of the HPE Performance Cluster Manager (HPCM) could allow an attacker to gain access to an arbitrary file on the server host.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-37087?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-37087?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-37087 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-37087 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-37087 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-37087 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-37087 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE Performance Cluster Manager (HPCM), published on 22 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-37087 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE Performance Cluster Manager (HPCM). 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-2025-37087/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-37087/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-37087
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-37087
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-37087

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-37087/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.