CVE-2022-27538

Local code execution via BIOS race condition

Published Jan 30, 2023 · Updated Mar 27, 2025

A TOCTOU race condition in HP PC BIOS allows local users to execute arbitrary code, disclose information, or interrupt service. HP has not disclosed the affected firmware locus, the checked resource, or the operation performed after its state can change. Exploitation requires existing low-privileged local access and winning a high-complexity race before code execution, data exposure, or service interruption occurs.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.14%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

A TOCTOU race condition in HP PC BIOS allows local users to execute arbitrary code, disclose information, or interrupt service. HP has not disclosed the affected firmware locus, the checked resource, or the operation performed after its state can change. Exploitation requires existing low-privileged local access and winning a high-complexity race before code execution, data exposure, or service interruption occurs.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-27538
Published
Jan 30, 2023
Updated
Mar 27, 2025
Vendor
Plantronics
Product
HP PC BIOS
Classifications
CWE-367, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 30, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 27, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=See HP Security Bulletin reference for affected versions.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Plantronics · HP PC BIOSversion=See HP Security Bulletin reference for affected versions.

Published CVSS scores

7.8HP Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.0CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-367Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Public exploit references

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Technologies

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