CVE-2022-23929

Code execution via undisclosed firmware flaw

Published Mar 11, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Unspecified flaws in HP PC BIOS before 02.07.10 allow local users with high privileges to execute code, expose data, or crash systems. HP has not published the affected firmware component or the operation that mishandles attacker-controlled input. Exploitation requires local high privileges and can cross a security boundary, with consequences spanning code execution, disclosure, and service interruption.

CVSS severity8.2
High
EPSS probability0.44%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Unspecified flaws in HP PC BIOS before 02.07.10 allow local users with high privileges to execute code, expose data, or crash systems. HP has not published the affected firmware component or the operation that mishandles attacker-controlled input. Exploitation requires local high privileges and can cross a security boundary, with consequences spanning code execution, disclosure, and service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-23929
Published
Mar 11, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Plantronics
Product
HP PC BIOS
Classifications
Unavailable
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

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

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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 exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

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