What is CVE-2019-18913?

CVE-2019-18913 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HP Elitebook 830 G6. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2020-01-31.

How severe is CVE-2019-18913?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in HP Elitebook 830 G6

CVE-2019-18913

A potential security vulnerability with pre-boot DMA may allow unauthorized UEFI code execution using open-case attacks. This industry-wide issue requires physically accessing internal expansion slots with specialized hardware and software tools to modify UEFI code in memory. This affects HP Intel-based Business PCs that support Microsoft Windows 10 Kernel DMA protection. Affected versions depend on platform (prior to 01.04.02; or prior to 02.04.01; or prior to 02.04.02).

EPSS: 0.006 (45.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

References

hp-security-alert@hp.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-18913?: CVE-2019-18913 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HP Elitebook 830 G6. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2020-01-31.
How severe is CVE-2019-18913?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.