CVE-2022-23924
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedPotential vulnerabilities have been identified in the system BIOS of certain HP PC products which may allow Escalation of Privilege, Arbitrary Code Execution, Unauthorized Code Execution, Denial of Service, and Information Disclosure.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceVulnerability in HP PC system BIOS allows multiple impacts including privilege escalation, arbitrary/unauthorized code execution, denial of service, and information disclosure. This is a firmware-level flaw affecting certain HP devices that could allow an attacker with local or physical access to execute malicious code with elevated privileges or cause system instability.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 02.07.10CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check installed BIOS version via Windows commandOpen Command Prompt and run: wmic bios get smbiosbiosversionAffected if The displayed version number is less than 02.07.10 (for example, 02.05.01 or 02.07.00)
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Check installed BIOS version via Linux commandOpen terminal and run: sudo dmidecode -s bios-versionAffected if The displayed version number is less than 02.07.10
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Check BIOS version from System InformationPress Windows key + R, type msinfo32, and look at the BIOS Version/Date fieldAffected if The BIOS version shown is earlier than 02.07.10
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Verify system model is an affected HP productRun msinfo32 or use: wmic computersystem get model to identify your HP model number, then cross-reference with HP security bulletin SREBHF02297Affected if The model is an HP PC product and the BIOS version is below 02.07.10
You are affected if your HP PC has a BIOS version installed that is earlier than 02.07.10.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped02.07.10
Apply HP BIOS firmware updates for all affected PC products. HP typically releases BIOS updates through their support website or HP Support Assistant. Organizations should identify affected models via HP's security bulletin and deploy updates via their imaging/deployment tools.
BIOS version 02.07.10 or later (for affected HP PC models)
- Identify the exact HP PC model number from the system label or system information
- Visit support.hp.com and search for the model number
- Navigate to the Drivers & Downloads section
- Download the BIOS update version 02.07.10 or later
- Review the HP BIOS update instructions provided on the download page
- Follow HP's recommended procedure to update the BIOS (typically involves running the update utility or placing the file on a USB drive and running from BIOS/UEFI)
- Restart the system after the BIOS update completes
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-23924 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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