CVE-2023-5449

Local deactivation of Theft Deterrence

Published Oct 13, 2023 · Updated Sep 18, 2024

An unspecified flaw in HP Displays with Theft Deterrence allows local users to deactivate the monitor's anti-theft control. HP has not published the affected firmware locus or the operation that improperly disables Theft Deterrence. Local access to a supported monitor setup is required, and the only documented consequence is deactivation of the deterrence control.

CVSS severity4.0
Medium
EPSS probability0.17%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

An unspecified flaw in HP Displays with Theft Deterrence allows local users to deactivate the monitor's anti-theft control. HP has not published the affected firmware locus or the operation that improperly disables Theft Deterrence. Local access to a supported monitor setup is required, and the only documented consequence is deactivation of the deterrence control.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-5449
Published
Oct 13, 2023
Updated
Sep 18, 2024
Vendor
HP Inc.
Product
HP Displays
Classifications
T1562.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 13, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 18, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

HP Inc. · HP Displaysversion=See HP Security Bulletin reference for affected products.

Published CVSS scores

3.3NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
4.0HP Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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Attacks

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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
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1562.001Impair Defenses: Disable or Modify Tools

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