Integrated Lights Out 5 FirmwareOperating system · Hpe

CVE-2022-28637

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Developing Published 2022-09-20
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 2.72 or later.
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80/100
Remediation priority · High
Zero-click

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 · unedited
A local Denial of Service (DoS) and local arbitrary code execution vulnerability that could potentially lead to a loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability were discovered in HPE Integrated Lights-Out 5 (iLO 5) in Version: 2.71. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has provided updated firmware for HPE Integrated Lights-Out 5 (iLO 5) that addresses these security vulnerabilities.

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 · low confidence
Developing — this CVE was published recently and its authoritative NVD entry is still being established, so we're holding a technical summary until the source data settles rather than publish something unreliable. Re-checking after 2026-08-01.

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
Integrated Lights Out 5 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< 2.72

CVSS 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
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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 · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 2.72 or later
Fixed in 2.72
Recommended fix High confidence

iLO 5 firmware version 2.72

  1. Navigate to support.hpe.com and search for your HPE server model to locate the iLO 5 firmware download section
  2. Download the iLO 5 firmware version 2.72 or later for your specific server model
  3. Access the iLO 5 web interface using an administrator account
  4. Navigate to the firmware update section (typically under Administration > Firmware)
  5. Upload the downloaded firmware file and initiate the update
  6. Allow the firmware update to complete and the iLO to restart automatically
Caveat Review HPE server firmware release notes for any known issues before upgrading; ensure stable power during firmware update to prevent corruption

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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