CVE-2025-37156 ArubaOS-CX Platform-Level Denial-of-Service Vulnerability
An attacker with administrative access can execute code to render ArubaOS-CX switches non-bootable, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-37156?
CVE-2025-37156 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Hpe Arubaos-Cx, published on 18 Nov 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A platform-level denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability exists in ArubaOS-CX software. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker with administrative access to execute specific code that renders the switch non-bootable and effectively non-functional.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-37156?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hpe Arubaos-Cx.
How do I fix CVE-2025-37156?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-37156 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2025-37156 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-37156 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-vj2x-2m5r-mx2p.