CVE-2023-6138

HIGH
7.9
CVSS Score
Published: February 14, 2024 at 10:12 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:50 AM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendorZ840 Workstation FirmwareZ440 Workstation FirmwareZ640 Workstation Firmware

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Severity
HIGH7.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2.62
hp-z440-workstation (same device)
v < 2.62
hp-z640-workstation (same device)
v < 2.62
hp-z840-workstation (same device)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.9HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

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CWE
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