CVE-2025-37173
Published: 13 January 2026
Summary
CVE-2025-37173 is a high-severity Improper Input Validation (CWE-20) vulnerability in Arubanetworks Arubaos. Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 26.0th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Threat & Defense at a Glance
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.
Security testing and developer training directly verify and enforce proper input validation, reducing exploitability of injection and malformed-data weaknesses.
Security testing and evaluation at multiple SDLC stages directly detects missing or flawed input validation, with the required remediation process ensuring fixes are applied.
Directly implements checks on information inputs to reject invalid data before processing.
Spam protection mechanisms perform filtering and detection on inbound/outbound messages, directly compensating for missing or weak input validation of unsolicited content.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Improper input handling in authenticated web management interface directly enables remote exploitation of a public-facing application.
NVD Description
An improper input handling vulnerability exists in the web-based management interface of mobility conductors running either AOS-10 or AOS-8 operating systems. Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated malicious actor with valid credentials to trigger unintended behavior on the affected system.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-37173 is an improper input handling vulnerability (CWE-20) affecting the web-based management interface of mobility conductors running either the AOS-10 or AOS-8 operating systems. Published on 2026-01-13, it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.2 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating high severity due to its potential for significant impact.
The vulnerability can be exploited by an authenticated malicious actor possessing valid credentials. Exploitation is possible over the network with low attack complexity and without requiring user interaction, enabling the attacker to trigger unintended behavior on the affected system and achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts.
Mitigation details are provided in the HPE security advisory at https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw04987en_us&docLocale=en_US.
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