CVE-2025-37166 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2025-37166

Unexpected shutdown in HPE Instant On Access Points after processing specific packets

Vulnerability Description

A vulnerability affecting HPE Networking Instant On Access Points has been identified where a device processing a specially crafted packet could enter a non-responsive state, in some cases requiring a hard reset to re-establish services. A malicious actor could leverage this vulnerability to conduct a Denial-of-Service attack on a target network.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Petr Chelmar

Affected Vendor

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)

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Affected Software

Instant On
Vulnerable Versions:
3.0.0.0

Timeline

Official Publish: January 13th, 2026
Last Modified: May 10th, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.