{"id":76104,"date":"2025-09-24T02:01:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T02:01:16","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-26T23:57:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T05:57:12","slug":"cve-2025-37123-high-severity-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-hpe-aruba-networking-edgeconnect-sd-wan-gateways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-37123-high-severity-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-hpe-aruba-networking-edgeconnect-sd-wan-gateways\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-37123: High Severity Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN Gateways<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the rapidly evolving landscape of cybersecurity, vulnerabilities can serve as potent weapons in the arsenal of malicious actors. One such vulnerability has been identified in the command-line interface of HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN Gateways, designated as CVE-2025-37123. This vulnerability, if successfully exploited, could grant an attacker the ability to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52353-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-badaso-cms-2-9-11\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83975\">execute arbitrary<\/a> system commands with root privileges on the underlying system, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage.<br \/>\nThis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54493-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-the-biosig-project-libbiosig-3-9-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83417\">vulnerability is particularly critical<\/a> as it affects a broad range of enterprises using HPE Aruba&#8217;s SD-WAN solutions, which are designed to connect geographically dispersed branch locations over wide area networks. The potential for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27216-privilege-escalation-in-uisp-application-due-to-incorrect-permission-assignment\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84361\">privilege escalation<\/a> attack presents a significant risk to data integrity, system stability, and overall network security.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-37123<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.8 CVSS score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9253-stack-based-buffer-overflow-on-linksys-wi-fi-range-extenders-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84337\">Potential system<\/a> compromise and data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2664371809\" 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: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\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: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\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: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-37124-unauthenticated-remote-firewall-bypass-on-hpe-aruba-networking-sd-wan-gateways\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89771\">HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN<\/a> Gateways | All versions prior to patch release<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability lies in the command-line interface of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7775-critical-memory-overflow-vulnerability-in-netscaler-adc-and-gateway-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83847\">HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN<\/a> Gateways. An authenticated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-0074-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-sdp-discovery\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83637\">remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability<\/a> by sending specially crafted commands to the system. These commands could allow an attacker to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-20704-remote-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-modem\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84783\">escalate their privileges<\/a> to root level on the underlying operating system. Once the attacker achieves root level access, they can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-0075-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-sdp-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84003\">execute arbitrary<\/a> system commands, potentially leading to total system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3755627733\" 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>Here\u2019s an example of how the vulnerability might be exploited, represented in pseudocode:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># Authenticate with the system\nlogin(&quot;attacker_username&quot;, &quot;attacker_password&quot;)\n# Send exploit command\nsend_command(&quot;exploit_code&quot;)\n# If exploit is successful, escalate to root privileges\nescalate_privileges(&quot;root&quot;)\n# Execute arbitrary system commands\nexecute_command(&quot;arbitrary_system_command&quot;)<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>It&#8217;s important to note that this is a conceptual example and the actual exploit would involve the use of specific <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-57771-arbitrary-command-execution-vulnerability-in-roo-code-ai\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84840\">commands and exploit code<\/a>, which varies depending upon the system configuration and vulnerability specifics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In the rapidly evolving landscape of cybersecurity, vulnerabilities can serve as potent weapons in the arsenal of malicious actors. One such vulnerability has been identified in the command-line interface of HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN Gateways, designated as CVE-2025-37123. This vulnerability, if successfully exploited, could grant an attacker the ability to execute arbitrary system [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[76],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-76104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-privilege-escalation"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76104"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82643,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76104\/revisions\/82643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76104"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=76104"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=76104"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=76104"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=76104"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=76104"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=76104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}