CVE-2025-37175
Published: 13 January 2026
Summary
CVE-2025-37175 is a high-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) 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 20.1th 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.
Requiring identifiable owners for portable devices reduces the attack surface for unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types via anonymous media.
Dangerous file uploads can be detonated in the chamber to determine malice before any production write or execution occurs.
Prevents unrestricted writing of arbitrary or malicious firmware by keeping hardware write-protect enabled except under tightly controlled manual procedures.
Scans files from external sources on download/open/execute, blocking unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Arbitrary file upload in a network-accessible web management interface directly enables exploitation of a public-facing application (T1190) to deploy a web shell (T1505.003) for OS command execution (T1059).
NVD Description
Arbitrary file upload 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 to upload arbitrary files as a privilege user and execute arbitrary commands…
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on the underlying operating system.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-37175 is an arbitrary file upload vulnerability (CWE-434) in the web-based management interface of mobility conductors running either the AOS-10 or AOS-8 operating systems. Published on January 13, 2026, 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), reflecting high potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
An authenticated malicious actor with high privileges (PR:H) can exploit this vulnerability over the network with low complexity and no user interaction required. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to upload arbitrary files as a privileged user and execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system.
The HPE security advisory provides details on mitigation and patches: https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw04987en_us&docLocale=en_US.
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