Sure Start on HP Commercial PCs 2015 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BIOS recovery failure) by leveraging administrative access.
This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.9, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction . The vulnerability impacts integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 30 products from hp, from hp, from hp and 27 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
First disclosed in 2016, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.
2016-03-04T15:59:00.107
2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Deferred
CVSSv3.0: 7.9 (HIGH)
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C
3.4
7.8
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware | hp | elitebook_725_g3 | - | No |
| Hardware | hp | elitebook_745_g3 | - | No |
| Hardware | hp | elitebook_755_g3 | - | No |
| Operating System | hp | 700_series_firmware | 1.08 | Yes |
| Hardware | hp | elitedesk_800_g2_twr | - | No |
| Hardware | hp | elitedesk_800_sff | - | No |
| Operating System | hp | 800_series_firmware | 2.09 | Yes |
| Hardware | hp | z240_sff_workstation_n51 | - | No |
| Hardware | hp | z240_tower_workstation_n51 | - | No |
| Operating System | hp | z240_firmware | 1.11 | Yes |
| Operating System | hp | 700_series_firmware | 2.09 | Yes |
| Hardware | hp | elitedesk_705_g2_mt_sff | - | No |
| Hardware | hp | z238_microtower_workstation_n51 | - | No |
| Operating System | hp | z238_firmware | 1.11 | Yes |
| Hardware | hp | zbook_15_g3 | - | No |
| Hardware | hp | zbook_15u_g3 | - | No |
| Hardware | hp | zbook_17_g3 | - | No |
| Operating System | hp | zbook_firmware | 1.03 | Yes |
| Hardware | hp | elitedesk_800_g2_dm | - | No |
| Hardware | hp | mp9_g2_retail_system | - | No |
| Operating System | samsung | x14j_firmware | t-ms14jakucb-1102.5 | No |
| Operating System | hp | 800_series_firmware | 2.1 | Yes |
| Hardware | hp | elitebook_820_g3 | - | No |
| Hardware | hp | elitebook_840_g3 | - | No |
| Hardware | hp | elitebook_850_g3 | - | No |
| Operating System | hp | 1000_series_firmware | 1.04 | Yes |
| Hardware | hp | elitebook_folio_1012_x2_g2 | - | Yes |
| Operating System | hp | 1000_series_firmware | 1.1 | Yes |
| Hardware | hp | elitebook_folio_1040_g3 | - | No |
| Operating System | hp | 1000_series_firmware | 1.01 | Yes |
| Hardware | hp | elitedesk_705_g2_dm | * | No |
| Operating System | hp | 700_series_firmware | 2.05 | Yes |
| Hardware | hp | mt42_mobile_thin_client | - | No |
| Operating System | hp | 700_series_firmware | 1.05 | Yes |
| Hardware | hp | zbook_studio_g3 | - | No |
| Operating System | hp | zbook_firmware | 1.04 | Yes |
| Operating System | zyxel | gs1900-10hp_firmware | < 2.50\(aazi.0\)c0 | No |
| Operating System | hp | 700_series_firmware | 2.07 | Yes |
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