CVE-2024-5477 Privilege escalation in Certain HP PC Products
Physical attackers with specialized equipment can exploit HP PC BIOS to escalate privileges, execute code, cause denial of service, or disclose information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-5477?
CVE-2024-5477 is a high-severity vulnerability in Certain HP PC Products, published on 13 Aug 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A potential security vulnerability has been identified in the System BIOS for some HP PC products which may allow escalation of privilege, arbitrary code execution, denial of service, or information disclosure via a physical attack that requires specialized equipment and knowledge. HP is releasing firmware mitigation for the potential vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-1256
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5477?
How do I fix CVE-2024-5477?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5477 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-5477 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5477 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mmhv-hfp7-cg3c.