CVE-2023-6215 | BDVDB-2026-296972 Detail

HPHP Sure Start IFD Protection

Description#

A potential security vulnerability has been identified in HP Sure Start’s protection of the Intel Flash Descriptor in certain HP PC products, which might allow security bypass, arbitrary code execution, loss of integrity or confidentiality, or denial of service. HP is releasing BIOS updates to mitigate the potential vulnerability.

Impact#

Per CVSS v4.0: confidentiality impact low, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: physical.

Weaknesses#

CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References#

https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_13064666-13064688-16/hpsbhf04061

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12025-10-07Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2025-10-07
Last modified: 2025-10-07

Vendor information

Vendor: HP
Product: HP Sure Start IFD Protection

All HP vulnerabilities

Score

7.2 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 16.8.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Authentication Issues

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

7.2 High

CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Physical
Attack Complexity	Low
Attack Requirements	None
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality	Low
Vulnerable System Integrity	High
Vulnerable System Availability	High
Subsequent System Confidentiality	High
Subsequent System Integrity	High
Subsequent System Availability	High

CVSS v3.1

Not available

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

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