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CVE-2023-6138

A potential security vulnerability has been identified in the system BIOS for certain HP Workstation PCs, which might allow escalation of privilege, arbitrary code execution, or denial of service.

HIGH 7.9EPSS 0.19%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.19%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

A potential security vulnerability has been identified in the system BIOS for certain HP Workstation PCs, which might allow escalation of privilege, arbitrary code execution, or denial of service. HP is releasing mitigation for the potential vulnerability.

CVSS 3.1
7.9 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.19% probability · 9th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
hp/z440 workstation firmware · hp/z640 workstation firmware · hp/z840 workstation firmware
Source
hp-security-alert@hp.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.