CVE-2025-37186 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in HPE Aruba Networking Virtual Intranet Access (VIA) Client for Linux
A local attacker can exploit this vulnerability in the HPE VIA Client to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-37186?
CVE-2025-37186 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Virtual Intranet Access (VIA), published on 13 Jan 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A local privilege-escalation vulnerability has been discovered in the HPE Aruba Networking Virtual Intranet Access (VIA) client. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a local attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution with root privileges.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-37186?
How do I fix CVE-2025-37186?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-37186 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-37186 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-37186 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qp9g-xphh-469w.