Evidence used
- No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
- Exploitation requires an existing local or physical foothold with privileges.
- EPSS is 0.14% for the current model date.
BlackTreeCVE IntelligenceFull vulnerability report · 2025
CVE-2025-37127High confidence
Authenticated Replay Attack contains Cryptographic Vulnerability
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) · HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN Gateway
7.2HighCVSS 3.1
Within 7 days
Patch availableHigh technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.
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Open reassessment dashboard →Operational reassessment
Published severity in operational context
Published severityHigh→Operational priority:Medium, lowered one band.downgradedsince 17 Sep 2025
Compensating controls
- Validate the affected product branch and deploy the verified fixed release.
- Restrict local access and enforce least privilege on affected hosts.
- Monitor vendor guidance and exploitation sources for a material change.
Verification
- Confirm that the asset runs Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN Gateway and falls inside the recorded affected range.
- Verify the installed build against the product-specific fixed version after deployment.
- Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
- Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Direct vendor intelligence
1 currentAuthoritative vendor CSAF and VEX advisories
Structured product status and remediation from the issuing vendor. Product-state explanations are always visible; large lists can be searched or downloaded.
HPESBNW04943 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 2 · finalHPE Aruba NetworkingAuthenticated Replay Attack contains Cryptographic Vulnerability
The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.
- HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN Gateway
- Summary
- A vulnerability in the cryptographic logic used by HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN Gateways could allow an authenticated remote attacker to gain shell access. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system, potentially leading to unauthorized access and control over the affected systems.
- Remediation
- HPE Aruba Networking advises customers to upgrade to the following versions to address all vulnerabilities within this advisory, unless otherwise specified in the Details section. These builds and branches will fix all vulnerabilities listed above: - HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN 9.5.4.1 and above - HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN 9.4.4.2 and above The HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN Orchestrator software version must be greater than or equal to the ECOS software version running on any HPE Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Gateways. HPE Aruba Networking does not evaluate or patch software versions that have reached their End of Maintenance (EoM) milestone. For more details on HPE Aruba Networking's End-of-Support policy, please visit: https://www.arubanetworks.com/support-services/end-of-life/
High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.
Patch available01
What, why and how
A vulnerability in the cryptographic logic used by HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN Gateways could allow an authenticated remote attacker to gain shell access. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system, potentially leading to unauthorized access and control over the affected systems.
What
A vulnerability in the cryptographic logic used by HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN Gateways could allow an authenticated remote attacker to gain shell access. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system, potentially leading to unauthorized access and control over the affected systems.
Why
The product uses a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm or protocol.
How
An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with elevated privileges. If successful, the issue may execute code or commands in the affected security context.
What
A vulnerability in the cryptographic logic used by HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN Gateways could allow an authenticated remote attacker to gain shell access. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system, potentially leading to unauthorized access and control over the affected systems.
Why
The product uses a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm or protocol.
How
An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with elevated privileges. If successful, the issue may execute code or commands in the affected security context.
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Exploit reality and attack path
CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.
Observed exploitation No confirmed evidence
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Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.
Public PoC / exploit material None recorded
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Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.
- Likely attack path
- local access → Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm → execute code or commands in the affected security context
- Attack surface
- Local
- Privileges required
- High: elevated access is required
- User interaction
- Required interaction required
- Attack complexity
- High: exploitation depends on specific conditions
- Security boundary
- Changed: exploitation can affect a different security authority
- Weakness
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CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness. - CWE-327 ↗
CWE-327: Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. The product uses a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm or protocol.
- CVSS vector
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CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity. CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HCommon Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.
AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACHighAttack complexity: Successful exploitation depends on specific conditions outside the attacker's direct control.PRHighPrivileges required: The attacker needs elevated or administrative privileges.UIRequiredUser interaction: Another user must perform an action for exploitation to succeed.SChangedScope: The attack can affect a component governed by a different security authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.- Post-exploitation / living off the land
- After compromise, an attacker may use built-in shells, scripting engines, scheduled tasks and native network utilities for discovery, persistence or movement. This is a plausible LoTL path, not evidence that it has occurred for every attack.
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Patch and workaround
Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.
- Status
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Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change. - Patch available
- Action
- HPE Aruba Networking advises customers to upgrade to the following versions to address all vulnerabilities within this advisory, unless otherwise specified in the Details section. These builds and branches will fix all vulnerabilities listed above: - HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN 9.5.4.1 and above - HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN 9.4.4.2 and above The HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN Orchestrator software version must be greater than or equal to the ECOS software version running on any HPE Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Gateways. HPE Aruba Networking does not evaluate or patch software versions that have reached their End of Maintenance (EoM) milestone. For more details on HPE Aruba Networking's End-of-Support policy, please visit: https://www.arubanetworks.com/support-services/end-of-life/
- Workaround
- No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
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Evidence and provenance
Published 16 Sept 2025 · Last source change 17 Sept 2025, 13:59 UTC · CWE-327 · Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
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The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-29666
Product sourceVendor CSAF · HPE Aruba Networking
Remediation sourceVendor CSAF · HPE Aruba Networking
CWE sourceCISA ADP
NVD statusNVD not scheduled
Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.
Material change intelligence
View recent updates ↗What changed after publication
- Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.HPE Aruba Networking ↗
- Before
- 9.5.0.0 ≤ 9.5.3.6; 9.4.0.0 ≤ 9.4.3.7 · Fixed: No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
- After
- 9.5.0.0 ≤ 9.5.3.6; 9.4.0.0 ≤ 9.4.3.7 · Fixed: HPE Aruba Networking advises customers to upgrade to the following versions to address all vulnerabilities within this advisory, unless otherwise specified in the Details section. These builds and branches will fix all vulnerabilities listed above: - HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN 9.5.4.1 and above - HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN 9.4.4.2 and above The HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN Orchestrator software version must be greater than or equal to the ECOS software version running on any HPE Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Gateways. HPE Aruba Networking does not evaluate or patch software versions that have reached their End of Maintenance (EoM) milestone. For more details on HPE Aruba Networking's End-of-Support policy, please visit: https://www.arubanetworks.com/support-services/end-of-life/
- Remediation statusRemediation status changed from Awaiting fix to Patch available.HPE Aruba Networking ↗
- Before
- Awaiting fix
- After
- Patch available
CVE published
Fixed release recorded from official guidance
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
- CVE
- Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
- CVSS
- Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
- EPSS
- Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
- CWE
- Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
- CNA
- CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
- CISA ADP
- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
- NVD
- National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
- CERT / CSIRT
- A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
- PoC
- Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
- CSAF
- Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
- LoTL
- Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.