Vulnerability · CVE-2020-7136

HPE Smart Update Manager (SUM) Remote Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

Published Aug 14, 2025 · corrected/updated Aug 14, 2025 · hpe smart_update_manager · evidence confidence very high

A security vulnerability in HPE Smart Update Manager (SUM) prior to version 8.5.6 could allow remote unauthorized access. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has provided a software update to resolve this vulnerability in HPE Smart Update Manager (SUM) prior to 8.5.6. Please visit the HPE Support Center at https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/home to download the latest version of HPE Smart Update Manager (SUM). Download the latest version of HPE Smart Update Manager (SUM) or download the latest Service Pack For ProLiant (SPP).

Grounded briefings

Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.

Executive

CVE-2020-7136 is a unknown public vulnerability record for hpe smart_update_manager. CISA lists it as known exploited. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.

System administrator

Identify whether hpe smart_update_manager is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: hpe smart_update_manager. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.

Security analyst

Signals on file: no CVSS/EPSS yet. CISA lists it as known exploited. Sources contributing to this record: vulncheck_kev. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.

Exploitation and remediation

Exploitation evidence
Confirmed in CISA KEV since Aug 14, 2025. Listed in CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV.
Patch and remediation
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Safe detection guidance
Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

Aug 14, 2025 · VulnCheck KEV
Detected
A security vulnerability in HPE Smart Update Manager (SUM) prior to version 8.5.6 could allow remote unauthorized access. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has provided a software update to resolve this vulnerability in HPE Smart Update Manager (SUM) prior to 8.5.6. Please visit the HPE Support Center at https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/home to download the latest version of HPE Smart Update Manager
Aug 14, 2025 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Affected

vendor hpe smart_update_managerversion unspecified

Sources

VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2020-7136
A security vulnerability in HPE Smart Update Manager (SUM) prior to version 8.5.6 could allow remote unauthorized access. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has provided a software update to resolve this vulnerability in HPE Smart Update Manager (SUM) prior to 8.5.6. Please visit the HPE
vulncheck.com