Physical intrusion-detection bypass via undisclosed TamperLock flaw
Published Feb 14, 2024 · Updated Mar 19, 2025
Protection mechanism failure in HP TamperLock firmware on affected desktop PCs allows physically proximate attackers to bypass intrusion detection. HP has not disclosed the TamperLock component or logic that mishandles the physical condition and suppresses the expected intrusion indication. Exploitation requires physical access to the chassis and can conceal tampering from TamperLock's detection path.
Summary
What happened
Protection mechanism failure in HP TamperLock firmware on affected desktop PCs allows physically proximate attackers to bypass intrusion detection. HP has not disclosed the TamperLock component or logic that mishandles the physical condition and suppresses the expected intrusion indication. Exploitation requires physical access to the chassis and can conceal tampering from TamperLock's detection path.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-48219
- Published
- Feb 14, 2024
- Updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Vendor
- Plantronics
- Product
- HP EliteDesk 880 G8 Tower PC
- Classifications
- CWE-693, T1562.001
- Attack vector
- physical
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 14, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 19, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <02.14.00_rev1
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