A BIOS password extraction vulnerability has been reported on certain consumer notebooks with firmware F.22 and others
Published Oct 3, 2018
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.06%
Description
A BIOS password extraction vulnerability has been reported on certain consumer notebooks with firmware F.22 and others. The BIOS password was stored in CMOS in a way that allowed it to be extracted. This applies to consumer notebooks launched in early 2014.
Affected products
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- Version F.22 and other firmware versionsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Inc. | HP 240 G1 Notebook PC and certain other consumer notebooks | n/a |
|
Configuration 1
- < f.48
Configuration 2
- < f.48
Configuration 3
- < f.48
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 4
- < f.47
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 5
- < f.47
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 6
- < f.22
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 7
- < f.71
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 8
- < f.72
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 9
- < f.04
Configuration 10
- < f.08
Configuration 11
- < f.71
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 12
- < f.71
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 13
- < f.25
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 14
- < f.22
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 15
- < f.72
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 16
- < f.22
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 17
- < f.25
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 18
- < f.25
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 19
- < f.72
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 20
- < f.72
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 21
- < f.26
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 22
- < f.45
Configuration 23
- < f.45
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 24
- < f.2e
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 25
- < f.43
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 26
- < f.43
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 27
- < f.0e
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 28
- < f.06
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 29
- < f.43
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 30
- < f.43
Configuration 31
- < f.43
Configuration 32
- n/a
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 33
- n/a
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 34
- n/a
Running on/with
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.06% (0.01065) | 63.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.06% (0.01065) | 60.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.38% (0.04384) | 87.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 16.27% (0.16273) | 91.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 4.38% (0.04384) | 87.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 16.27% (0.16273) | 93.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 4.38% (0.04384) | 88.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 16.27% (0.16273) | 94.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.38% (0.04384) | 88.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 32.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 30.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 28.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 72.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 72.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 69.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 49.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 8.63% (0.08634) | 85.63th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 8.63% (0.08634) | 85.46th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 8.63% (0.08634) | 92.92th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 8.63% (0.08634) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (1)
- https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c05913581 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c05913581 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPVendor Advisory |
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