What is CVE-2022-37018?

CVE-2022-37018 is a high-severity vulnerability in HP Elitebook 1030 G1, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2022-12-12.

How severe is CVE-2022-37018?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in HP Elitebook 1030 G1

CVE-2022-37018

A potential vulnerability has been identified in the system BIOS for certain HP PC products which may allow escalation of privileges and code execution. HP is releasing firmware updates to mitigate the potential vulnerability.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (15.9th percentile), scored 2026-11-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 16th percentile — 15.9% 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_7191946-7191970-16/hpsbhf03820 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-37018?: CVE-2022-37018 is a high-severity vulnerability in HP Elitebook 1030 G1, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2022-12-12.
How severe is CVE-2022-37018?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.