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Vulnerability · Published Oct 7, 2025 · Assigned by hp

CVE-2023-6215HP Sure Start IFD Protection - BIOS Security Update

High 7.2

In plain English

A high-severity missing authentication in HP Sure Start IFD Protection from HP, Inc.. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 17% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)7.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 83.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A potential security vulnerability has been identified in HP Sure Start’s protection of the Intel Flash Descriptor in certain HP PC products, which might allow security bypass, arbitrary code execution, loss of integrity or confidentiality, or denial of service. HP is releasing BIOS updates to mitigate the potential vulnerability.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
HP, Inc. HP Sure Start IFD Protection See HP security bulletin reference for affected versions

Weakness: CWE-306 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

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