CVE-2025-37147 Secure Boot Bypass allows for Compromise of Hardware Root of Trust
Attackers can bypass Secure Boot to execute unauthorized firmware on Aruba Access Points, compromising the hardware root of trust.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-37147?
CVE-2025-37147 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ArubaOS (AOS), published on 14 Oct 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A Secure Boot Bypass Vulnerability exists in affected Access Points that allows an adversary to bypass the hardware root of trust verification in place to ensure only vendor-signed firmware can execute on the device. An adversary can exploit this vulnerability to run modified or custom firmware on affected Access Points.
Weakness: CWE-290
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-37147?
How do I fix CVE-2025-37147?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-37147 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-37147 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-37147 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w4qr-7hmf-8w6r.