{"id":59401,"date":"2025-07-15T14:16:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T14:16:35","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-10T18:12:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T00:12:41","slug":"cve-2025-37103-hard-coded-login-credentials-vulnerability-in-hpe-networking-instant-on-access-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-37103-hard-coded-login-credentials-vulnerability-in-hpe-networking-instant-on-access-points\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-37103: Hard-coded Login Credentials Vulnerability in HPE Networking Instant On Access Points<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2025-37103 is a critical security flaw found in HPE Networking Instant On Access Points. This vulnerability arises from hard-coded login credentials within the devices, which could allow any attacker with knowledge of these credentials to bypass the standard device authentication process. The significance of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28946-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-bzotheme-printxtore\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66200\">vulnerability lies in its potential to grant a remote<\/a> attacker administrative access to the system. As a result, organizations that use these devices face a heightened <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-25178-critical-luajit-vulnerability-puts-systems-at-risk-of-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71324\">risk of system<\/a> compromise or data leakage, which can have far-reaching consequences, including regulatory penalties, reputational damage, and loss of customer trust.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-37103<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS Score: 9.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-36600-dell-bios-improper-access-control-vulnerability-allows-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70506\">System compromise and potential<\/a> data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3107261003\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>HPE <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52950-unauthorized-access-exploitation-in-juniper-networks-security-director\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71322\">Networking Instant On Access<\/a> Points | All versions prior to patch<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54455-critical-hard-coded-credentials-vulnerability-in-samsung-electronics-magicinfo-9-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70505\">hard-coded login credentials<\/a> present in the devices. An attacker with knowledge of these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8031-leakage-of-http-basic-authentication-credentials-in-firefox-and-thunderbird\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75429\">credentials could use them to authenticate<\/a> with the device over a network. This process <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7692-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-orion-login-with-sms-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69966\">bypasses the standard authentication<\/a> procedure, granting the attacker administrative access to the system. From there, the attacker has the ability to modify system settings, access <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43233-critical-https-proxy-vulnerability-allowing-sensitive-data-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69967\">sensitive data<\/a>, or even control the network traffic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3898027834\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>The following is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-42959-unauthenticated-replay-attack-exploiting-hmac-reuse\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71323\">exploited using a network-based attack:<\/a><\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/admin\/login HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nAuthorization: Basic [HardCodedCredentialsBase64]<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the `HardCodedCredentialsBase64` is the Base64-encoded hard-coded username and password. By sending this HTTP request, the attacker would be authenticated as an administrator and gain full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53763-improper-access-control-in-azure-databricks-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79803\">access to the system<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The primary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-21120-trusting-http-permission-methods-on-the-server-side-vulnerability-in-dell-avamar\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81498\">method to mitigate this vulnerability<\/a> is to apply the vendor patch as soon as possible. HPE has released a patch that removes the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8857-unauthenticated-remote-access-due-to-hard-coded-credentials-in-clinic-image-system\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86299\">hard-coded credentials<\/a> from the devices. Until the patch can be applied, a temporary mitigation strategy would be to use a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to monitor and block suspicious network traffic. Additionally, organizations should ensure that access to the devices is limited to trusted networks and that strong, unique passwords are used for all device logins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2025-37103 is a critical security flaw found in HPE Networking Instant On Access Points. This vulnerability arises from hard-coded login credentials within the devices, which could allow any attacker with knowledge of these credentials to bypass the standard device authentication process. 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