Detect HPE OneView Code Injection Exploitation (CVE-2025-37164) in Microsoft Sentinel
Detects exploitation of CVE-2025-37164, a code injection vulnerability (CWE-94) in Hewlett Packard Enterprise OneView. This vulnerability is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog and allows attackers to inject and execute arbitrary code through the OneView management platform, potentially compromising datacenter infrastructure management.
MITRE ATT&CK
KQL Detection Query
let OneViewIPs = dynamic([]);
let suspiciousProcesses = dynamic(["bash", "sh", "python", "python3", "perl", "ruby", "curl", "wget", "nc", "ncat", "socat"]);
let lookback = 24h;
union
(
DeviceNetworkEvents
| where TimeGenerated >= ago(lookback)
| where RemotePort in (443, 80, 8080, 8443)
| where RemoteUrl has_any ("oneview", "hpeoneview")
| project TimeGenerated, DeviceId, DeviceName, InitiatingProcessFileName, RemoteIP, RemoteUrl, RemotePort, ActionType
| extend AlertSource = "NetworkEvent"
),
(
DeviceProcessEvents
| where TimeGenerated >= ago(lookback)
| where InitiatingProcessFileName =~ "java" or InitiatingProcessParentFileName =~ "java"
| where FileName in~ (suspiciousProcesses)
| where InitiatingProcessCommandLine has_any ("oneview", "hpov", "com.hp.ov", "ImageStreamer")
| project TimeGenerated, DeviceId, DeviceName, FileName, ProcessCommandLine, InitiatingProcessCommandLine, InitiatingProcessFileName
| extend AlertSource = "ProcessEvent"
),
(
CommonSecurityLog
| where TimeGenerated >= ago(lookback)
| where DeviceProduct has_any ("OneView", "HPE OneView")
| where Activity has_any ("code injection", "script execution", "command execution", "eval", "exec")
| project TimeGenerated, DeviceVendor, DeviceProduct, SourceIP, DestinationIP, Activity, Message
| extend AlertSource = "CommonSecurityLog"
)
| summarize Count=count(), FirstSeen=min(TimeGenerated), LastSeen=max(TimeGenerated) by AlertSource, DeviceName, SourceIP=coalesce(RemoteIP, SourceIP)
| where Count > 0
| extend Severity = "High"
| extend CVE = "CVE-2025-37164"Detects potential exploitation of HPE OneView code injection vulnerability by monitoring for suspicious process spawning from Java processes related to OneView, anomalous network activity to OneView endpoints, and security log events indicating code execution attempts.
Data Sources
Required Tables
False Positives & Tuning
- Legitimate administrative scripts executed by HPE OneView during maintenance or updates
- Authorized penetration testing activities against OneView infrastructure
- Automated backup or monitoring tools that spawn child processes from OneView Java services
- HPE OneView appliance upgrades that execute shell scripts as part of the update process
Other platforms for CVE-2025-37164
Testing Methodology
Validate this detection against 4 adversary techniques from Atomic Red Team. Each test below lists the behaviour to exercise and the telemetry you should expect to see. Executable commands and cleanup steps are available with Pro.
- Test 1HPE OneView REST API Code Injection Simulation
Expected signal: HTTP POST request to /rest/login-sessions with injection pattern in request body visible in web access logs; network flow from test host to OneView appliance on port 443
- Test 2Simulated Child Process Spawn from Java Context
Expected signal: Process event showing java parent spawning /bin/bash child process; bash executing id, hostname, whoami commands
- Test 3OneView API Reconnaissance — Endpoint Enumeration
Expected signal: Multiple HTTP GET requests to OneView API endpoints from a single source IP within a short timeframe; mix of 401, 403, and potentially 200 responses visible in access logs
- Test 4Reverse Shell Establishment Post-Injection Simulation
Expected signal: Outbound TCP connection from OneView appliance or compromised host to attacker IP on non-standard port; ncat or bash process with network socket; network flow egress event
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