CVE-2024-5477 (GCVE-0-2024-5477)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-08-13 17:47
Modified
2025-08-13 19:41
Severity ?
7.3 (High) - CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
CWE
  • CWE-1256 - - Improper Restriction of Software and Firmware Updates
Summary
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.
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HP Inc. Certain HP PC Products Version: See HP Security Bulletin reference for affected versions.
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