# CVE-2022-27537: Code injection in HP PC BIOS

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

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 27 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w74v-6cvm-j42q

## 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 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27537?

It affects 327 products.


Products: 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, Hp Elite Mini 600 G9 Firmware, Hp Elite Mini 800 G9 Firmware, Hp Elite Sff 600 G9 Firmware, Hp Elite Sff 800 G9 Firmware, Hp Elite Slice Firmware, Hp Elite Slice G2 Firmware, Hp Elite Tower 600 G9 Firmware, Hp Elite Tower 680 G9 Firmware, Hp Elite Tower 800 G9 Firmware, Hp Elite Tower 880 G9 Firmware, Hp Elite X2 1012 G1 Firmware, Hp Elite X2 1012 G2 Firmware, Hp Elite X2 1013 G3 Firmware, Hp Elite X2 G4 Firmware and 307 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.

## Is CVE-2022-27537 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in HP PC BIOS

- [CVE-2022-31644](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31644/): Privilege escalation in HP PC BIOS (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-31645](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31645/): Race condition in HP PC BIOS (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-31646](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31646/): Privilege escalation in HP PC BIOS (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-27538](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27538/): Race condition in HP PC BIOS (high 7.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-27537 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: HP PC BIOS. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27537/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27537/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-27537
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27537
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-27537

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27537/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.