What is CVE-2022-1038?

CVE-2022-1038 is a high-severity vulnerability in HP 15-F200 Notebook Pc Touch, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-12-12.

How severe is CVE-2022-1038?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in HP 15-F200 Notebook Pc Touch

CVE-2022-1038

A potential security vulnerability has been identified in the HP Jumpstart software, which might allow escalation of privilege. HP is recommending that customers uninstall HP Jumpstart and use myHP software.

Published 2022-12-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (8.9th percentile), scored 2026-11-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 8.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_6189329-6189528-16/hpsbhf03791 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1038?: CVE-2022-1038 is a high-severity vulnerability in HP 15-F200 Notebook Pc Touch, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-12-12.
How severe is CVE-2022-1038?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.