CVE-2022-27540

Local code execution via undisclosed TOCTOU race

Published Jun 28, 2024 · Updated Aug 22, 2024

A TOCTOU race in HP PC BIOS allows local users with low privileges to execute arbitrary code, interrupt service, or disclose information. HP has not disclosed the firmware routine, resource, or check-and-use operations whose timing gap permits the race. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access and attacker-controlled timing; success can execute code across a security boundary, interrupt system operation, or expose information.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.12%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

A TOCTOU race in HP PC BIOS allows local users with low privileges to execute arbitrary code, interrupt service, or disclose information. HP has not disclosed the firmware routine, resource, or check-and-use operations whose timing gap permits the race. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access and attacker-controlled timing; success can execute code across a security boundary, interrupt system operation, or expose information.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-27540
Published
Jun 28, 2024
Updated
Aug 22, 2024
Vendor
Plantronics
Product
HP PC BIOS
Classifications
CWE-367, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 28, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 22, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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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

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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

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