CVE-2022-23928Public exploit

SMM code execution via undersized range validation

Published Mar 11, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Memory corruption in HP PC BIOS before 02.07.10 allows local users with kernel privileges to execute code in System Management Mode. The child SW SMI handler validates only a caller-supplied one-byte range before sub_1AB8 writes farther through the nested buffer pointer into SMRAM. Kernel-level execution is required; successful exploitation can redirect SMM execution and persist firmware code beyond an operating-system reinstall.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability0.44%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Memory corruption in HP PC BIOS before 02.07.10 allows local users with kernel privileges to execute code in System Management Mode. The child SW SMI handler validates only a caller-supplied one-byte range before sub_1AB8 writes farther through the nested buffer pointer into SMRAM. Kernel-level execution is required; successful exploitation can redirect SMM execution and persist firmware code beyond an operating-system reinstall.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-23928
Published
Mar 11, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Plantronics
Product
HP PC BIOS
Classifications
T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 11, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=before 02.07.10 (S05, S15 BIOS)

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Plantronics · HP PC BIOSversion=before 02.07.10 (S05, S15 BIOS)

Published CVSS scores

8.2NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2HPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
7.2NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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