Vulnerability in HP Z440 Workstation
CVE-2023-6138
A potential security vulnerability has been identified in the system BIOS for certain HP Workstation PCs, which might allow escalation of privilege, arbitrary code execution, or denial of service. HP is releasing mitigation for the potential vulnerability.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.9 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (8.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 8.0% 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
- HP Z440 Workstation
- HP Z440 Workstation Firmware
- HP Z640 Workstation
- HP Z640 Workstation Firmware
- HP Z840 Workstation
- HP Z840 Workstation Firmware
- HP Inc. Certain Workstation Pcs — versions See HP Security Bulletin reference for affected versions.
References
- support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_10167884-10167908-16/hpsbhf03915 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-6138?
- CVE-2023-6138 is a high-severity vulnerability in HP Z440 Workstation. CVSS score: 7.9/10. Published 2024-02-14.
- How severe is CVE-2023-6138?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.9 out of 10.