Local Privilege Escalation in HPE Aruba VIA Client Enables Root Code Execution

Publication date: 2026-01-13

Last updated on: 2026-03-02

Assigner: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)

Description

A local privilege-escalation vulnerability has been discovered in the HPE Aruba Networking Virtual Intranet Access (VIA) client. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a local attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution with root privileges.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-01-13

Last Modified

2026-03-02

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-01-14

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-37186

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
hpe	aruba_networking_virtual_intranet_access	*

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Exploitability

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CWE ID	Description
CWE-269	The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a local privilege-escalation issue in the HPE Aruba Networking Virtual Intranet Access (VIA) client. It allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the affected system.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker with local access to gain root-level control over the system, potentially leading to full system compromise, unauthorized data access, and disruption of services.

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