CVE-2025-25040: hewlett packard enterprise (hpe) aos-cx Incorrect Authorization

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-25040 is a low (CVSS 3.3) Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in hewlett packard enterprise (hpe) aos-cx. EPSS estimates a 0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 18-03-2025
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 18-03-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in the port ACL functionality of AOS-CX software running on the HPE Aruba Networking CX 9300 Switch Series only and affects: - AOS-CX 10.14.xxxx : All patches - AOS-CX 10.15.xxxx : 10.15.1000 and below The vulnerability is specific to traffic originated by the CX 9300 switch platform and could allow an attacker to bypass ACL rules applied to routed ports on egress. As a result, port ACLs are not correctly enforced, which could lead to unauthorized traffic flow and violations of security policies. Egress VLAN ACLs and Routed VLAN ACLs are not affected by this vulnerability.

• CWE-863Incorrect AuthorizationThe product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check.