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CVE-2022-27538

Published: Jan 30, 2023Updated: Mar 27, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-367
NVD MITRE
7.0CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 96.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A potential Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) vulnerability has been identified in the BIOS for certain HP PC products which may allow arbitrary code execution, denial of service, and information disclosure. HP is releasing BIOS updates to mitigate the potential vulnerability.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-367

Affected Products

HP PC BIOSHP Inc.
EmbeddedFirmware
Hardware Firmware / bios-uefi
dragonfly folio g3 2-in-1 firmwarehp
On-prem
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
elite dragonfly firmwarehp
EmbeddedFirmware
Hardware Firmware / printer-peripheral
elite dragonfly g3 firmwarehp
EmbeddedFirmware
Hardware Firmware / printer-peripheral
elite dragonfly g2 firmwarehp
EmbeddedFirmware
Hardware Firmware / bios-uefi
hp inc.commercialUSEnterprise Softwareaka hp
hpcommercialUSEnterprise Softwareaka hewlett packard, hpe
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Exploitability

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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_7387020-7387107-16/hpsbhf03827
support.hp.com

Timeline

Published
Jan 30, 2023
Last Updated
Mar 27, 2025

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