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CVE-2025-37122: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager · Cross-site Scripting

Affects Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy ManagerSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.1 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.1Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 16% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 17 Sep 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy ManagerAffected
  • =6.12.0
  • =6.11.0
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Organizations should immediately verify if they are running affected versions 6.11.0 or 6.12.0 of HPE Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager. Until an official patch is released, administrators should implement strict input validation and output encoding on the management interface if possible, to mitigate reflected XSS risks. Employing Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) with rules targeting reflected XSS patterns can provide temporary protection. Network segmentation should be enforced to limit access to the ClearPass management interface only to trusted administrative hosts and networks. Multi-factor authentication (MFA) should be enabled for all administrative access to reduce the risk of session hijacking. User training to recognize phishing attempts and suspicious links is critical to prevent exploitation via social engineering. Monitoring and logging of administrative interface access should be enhanced to detect anomalous activities promptly. Once HPE releases a patch, organizations must prioritize its deployment to fully remediate the vulnerability.

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of network access control services could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to conduct a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in a victim's browser in the context of the affected interface.

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