CVE-2025-37105

High

Published: 16 July 2025

Published

16 July 2025

Modified

25 July 2025

KEV Added

—

Patch

—

CVSS Score 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score 0.0035 57.8th percentile

Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-37105 is a high-severity Code Injection (CWE-94) vulnerability in Hpe Autopass License Server. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 42.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Threat & Defense at a Glance

What attackers do: exploitation maps to Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190).

Threat & Defense Details

Likely Mitigating ControlsAI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

SC-34 Non-modifiable Executable Programs

addresses: CWE-94

Makes persistent code injection into loaded programs impossible when the executable image itself resides on hardware-protected read-only media.

SC-44 Detonation Chambers

addresses: CWE-94

Dynamically generated code can be produced and executed inside the isolated chamber, preventing host compromise from code-injection payloads.

SI-10 Information Input Validation

addresses: CWE-94

Validates inputs used in dynamic code generation to block injected directives.

SI-16 Memory Protection

addresses: CWE-94

Directly prevents execution of attacker-supplied code written into data memory regions.

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access

Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.

attack.mitre.org →

Why these techniques?

Direct RCE via code injection (CWE-94) on a network-accessible server application enables exploitation of public/adjacent-facing services.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1

NVD Description

An hsqldb-related remote code execution vulnerability exists in HPE AutoPass License Server (APLS) prior to 9.18.

Deeper analysisAI

CVE-2025-37105 is an hsqldb-related remote code execution vulnerability affecting HPE AutoPass License Server (APLS) versions prior to 9.18. Classified under CWE-94 (code injection), it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) and was published on 2025-07-16.

The vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker with adjacent network access who performs a high-complexity attack without requiring privileges or user interaction. Successful exploitation enables remote code execution, resulting in high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the affected APLS instance.

The HPE security bulletin at https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbgn04877en_us details mitigation steps, including upgrading to APLS version 9.18 or later to address the hsqldb-related issue.