CVE-2022-27537 Code injection in HP PC BIOS

High 7.8 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, cause denial of service, or disclose information via HP PC BIOS vulnerabilities.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-27537?

CVE-2022-27537 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in HP PC BIOS, published on 30 Jan 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Potential vulnerabilities have been identified in the system BIOS of certain HP PC products, which might allow arbitrary code execution, escalation of privilege, denial of service, and information disclosure. HP is releasing BIOS updates to mitigate these potential vulnerabilities.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27537?

It affects 327 products.

Products include Hp Dragonfly Folio G3 2-in-1 Firmware, Hp Elite Dragonfly Firmware, Hp Elite Dragonfly G2 Firmware, Hp Elite Dragonfly G3 Firmware, Hp Elite Dragonfly Max Firmware, Hp Elite Folio 2-in-1 Firmware and 321 more.

How do I fix CVE-2022-27537?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27537 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2022-27537 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27537 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w74v-6cvm-j42q.

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