Is CVE-2025-37164 exploited in the wild?

Yes. CVE-2025-37164 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 7 January 2026. Treat it as urgent.

How severe is CVE-2025-37164?

Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 10, published 7 January 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

HPE OneView Up to and including 10.20.00.

Is there a fix for CVE-2025-37164?

No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

How is CVE-2025-37164 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

Am I affected by CVE-2025-37164?

Check whether you run Hewlett Packard Enterprise OneView. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2025-37164: HPE OneView code injection remote code execution

CVE-2025-37164 · Severity: critical · CVSS 10 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2026-01-07

HPE OneView, a centralized management platform for data center infrastructure, contains a critical vulnerability that allows unauthorized attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This could lead to a total compromise of the management appliance, potentially allowing attackers to disrupt data center operations or gain access to connected server hardware. This vulnerability is reportedly being exploited in the wild.

Vendors: Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2025-37164 exploited in the wild?: Yes. CVE-2025-37164 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 7 January 2026. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2025-37164?: Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 10, published 7 January 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: HPE OneView Up to and including 10.20.00.
Is there a fix for CVE-2025-37164?: No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2025-37164 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-37164?: Check whether you run Hewlett Packard Enterprise OneView. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

A code injection vulnerability (CWE-94) exists in HPE OneView due to improper control of generation of code. The flaw allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to send specially crafted requests over the network to execute arbitrary code on the underlying Linux-based operating system of the appliance. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 10.0 as it requires no user interaction or privileges and can lead to a full compromise of the management plane. Evidence of active exploitation has been confirmed by CISA, and a Metasploit module is publicly available. Affected versions include those up to and including 10.20.00.

Affected products

HPE OneView Up to and including 10.20.00

Timeline

2025-12-16: disclosed: Initial CVE publication by HPE
2025-12-23: other: Metasploit module released
2026-01-07: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
2026-01-07: advisory: HPE vendor advisory updated

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