VDB-215326 · CVE-2022-37018 · GCVE-0-2022-37018

HP BIOS privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in HP BIOS. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-37018. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in HP BIOS (version now known). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was released 12/13/2022. The advisory is available at support.hp.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-37018 since 07/28/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Name

BIOS

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.hp.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 8.4
NVD Vector: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

07/28/2022 🔍
12/13/2022 +138 days 🔍
12/13/2022 +0 days 🔍
04/29/2025 +868 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: support.hp.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-37018 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-37018
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-215326

Entryinfo

Created: 12/13/2022 07:20
Updated: 04/29/2025 12:04
Changes: 12/13/2022 07:20 (35), 01/07/2023 08:14 (11), 04/29/2025 12:04 (15)
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