# CVE-2022-37019: HP PC BIOS May 2024 Security Updates for Potential Stack Buffer Overflows

> Stack buffer overflows in HP PC BIOS allow attackers to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code, requiring firmware updates.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 27 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g7xm-f45g-5wvg

## What is CVE-2022-37019?

CVE-2022-37019 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HP PC products, published on 10 Jun 2024. 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 for certain HP PC products which may allow escalation of privileges and code execution.  HP is releasing firmware updates to mitigate the potential vulnerabilities.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-37019?

It affects 26 products.


Products: Hp Elite Slice Firmware, Hp Elite Slice for Meeting Rooms Firmware, Hp Elitebook 1040 G3 Firmware, Hp Elitebook 820 G3 Firmware, Hp Elitebook 828 G3 Firmware, Hp Elitebook 840 G3 Firmware, Hp Elitebook 848 G3 Firmware, Hp Elitebook 850 G3 Firmware, Hp Elitebook Folio G1 Firmware, Hp Elitedesk 800 35w G2 Desktop Mini Pc Firmware, Hp Elitedesk 800 65w G2 Desktop Mini Pc Firmware, Hp Mp9 G2 Retail System Firmware, Hp Probook 440 G3 Firmware, Hp Probook 446 G3 Firmware, Hp Probook 470 G3 Firmware, Hp Probook 640 G2 Firmware, Hp Probook 650 G2 Firmware, Hp Rp9 G1 Retail System Firmware, Hp Z238 Microtower Workstation Firmware, Hp Z240 Small Form Factor Workstation Firmware and 6 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-37019?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-37019 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-37019 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-37019 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in HP PC products

- [CVE-2022-37018](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-37018/): Privilege escalation in HP PC BIOS (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2022-37020](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-37020/): HP PC BIOS May 2024 Security Updates for Potential Stack Buffer Overflows (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2019-18618](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18618/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 6.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-37019 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-37019 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HP PC products, published on 10 Jun 2024. 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-2022-37019 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HP PC products. 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-2022-37019/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-37019/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-37019
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-37019
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-37019

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-37019/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.