VIR Vulnerability Intelligence Relay

CVE-2012-5218

high
Published 2013-04-24 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
7.2
VIR risk
7.2

Description

HP ElitePad 900 PCs with BIOS F.0x before F.01 Update 1.0.0.8 do not enable the Secure Boot feature, which allows local users to bypass intended BIOS restrictions and boot unintended operating systems via unspecified vectors.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: hp-security-alert@hp.com — http://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAGE/public/kb/docDisplay/?docId=emr_na-c03727435-1

References

CWEs

CWE-264

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.