# CVE-2022-48220: Security feature bypass in Certain HP Desktop PC products

> Attackers can bypass HP TamperLock intrusion detection on desktop PCs via physical access, requiring firmware updates to mitigate.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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:** 14 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 27 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r78h-8xqv-6cr8

## What is CVE-2022-48220?

CVE-2022-48220 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Certain HP Desktop PC products, published on 14 Feb 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 certain HP Desktop PC products using the HP TamperLock feature, which might allow intrusion detection bypass via a physical attack. HP is releasing firmware and guidance to mitigate these potential vulnerabilities.

Weakness: CWE-203 (Observable Discrepancy)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-48220?

It affects 27 products.


Products: 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 Tower 600 G9 Firmware, Hp Elite Tower 680 G9 Firmware, Hp Elite Tower 800 G9 Firmware, Hp Elite Tower 880 G9 Firmware, Hp Elitedesk 800 G8 Desktop Mini Firmware, Hp Elitedesk 800 G8 Small Form Factor Firmware, Hp Elitedesk 800 G8 Tower Firmware, Hp Elitedesk 880 G8 Tower Firmware, Hp Eliteone 800 G8 24 All-in-One Firmware, Hp Eliteone 800 G8 27 All-in-One Firmware, Hp Mini Conferencing Pc Firmware, Hp Pro Mini 260 G9 Firmware, Hp Pro Mini 400 G9 Firmware, Hp Pro Sff 400 G9 Firmware, Hp Pro Tower 400 G9 Firmware, Hp Pro Tower 480 G9 Firmware and 7 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-48220?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-48220 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-48220 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48220 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Certain HP Desktop PC products

- [CVE-2022-48219](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48219/): Security feature bypass in Certain HP Desktop PC products (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-48220 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-48220 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Certain HP Desktop PC products, published on 14 Feb 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-2022-48220 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Certain HP Desktop 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-2022-48220/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48220/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48220
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48220
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-48220

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48220/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.