CVE-2022-37018 | BDVDB-2026-189093 Detail

HPHP PC BIOS

Description#

A potential vulnerability has been identified in the system BIOS for certain HP PC products which may allow escalation of privileges and code execution. HP is releasing firmware updates to mitigate the potential vulnerability.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions

References#

https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_7191946-7191970-16/hpsbhf03820

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12022-11-21Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-04-29Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2022-11-21
Last modified: 2025-04-29

Vendor information

Vendor: HP
Product: HP PC BIOS

All HP vulnerabilities

Score

8.4 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 16.0.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Incorrect Permissions

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
See HP Security Bulletin reference for affected versions.
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

8.4 High

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).