How severe is CVE-2022-27540?

This vulnerability has a severity rating of HIGH with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2022-27540?

This is classified as CWE-367, which is a common weakness in software security.

CVE-2022-27540 - HIGH Severity | CVSS 7.8

Vulnerability Description

A potential Time-of-Check to Time-of Use (TOCTOU) vulnerability has been identified in the HP BIOS for certain HP PC products, which might allow arbitrary code execution, denial of service, and information disclosure. HP is releasing BIOS updates to mitigate the potential vulnerability.

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