CVE-2018-7112· NVD / CVE Program· CNA hpe

The HPE-provided Windows firmware installer for certain Gen9, Gen8, G7,and G6 HPE servers allows local disclosure of privileged information.

The HPE-provided Windows firmware installer for certain Gen9, Gen8, G7,and G6 HPE servers allows local disclosure of privileged information. This issue was resolved in previously provided firmware updates as follows. The HPE Windows firmware installer was updated in the system ROM updates which also addressed the original Spectre/Meltdown set of vulnerabilities. At that time, the Windows firmware installer was also updated in the versions of HPE Integrated Lights-Out 2, 3, and 4 (iLO 2, 3, and 4) listed in the security bulletin. The updated HPE Windows firmware installer was released in the system ROM and HPE Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) releases documented in earlier HPE Security Bulletins: HPESBHF03805, HPESBHF03835, HPESBHF03831. Windows-based systems that have already been updated to the system ROM or iLO versions described in these security bulletins require no further action.

MediumCVSS 5.5 · v3.0—No exploit No fix recorded

Local privilege escalation

Published: Dec 3, 2018
Updated: Jun 16, 2026
EPSS: 0.7% · 50th percentile
CWE: —

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Low priority for now.

CVSS: 22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
CISA KEV: 0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS: 0 / 30 · 0.7%

Affected systems

Vendor	Product	CPE
hp	integrated lights-out 2 firmware	cpe:2.3:o:hp:integrated_lights-out_2_firmware
hp	integrated lights-out 2	cpe:2.3:h:hp:integrated_lights-out_2
hp	proliant gen6 server	cpe:2.3:h:hp:proliant_gen6_server
hp	integrated lights-out 3 firmware	cpe:2.3:o:hp:integrated_lights-out_3_firmware
hp	integrated lights-out	cpe:2.3:h:hp:integrated_lights-out
hp	proliant gen7 server	cpe:2.3:h:hp:proliant_gen7_server
hp	integrated lights-out 4 firmware	cpe:2.3:o:hp:integrated_lights-out_4_firmware
hp	proliant gen8 server	cpe:2.3:h:hp:proliant_gen8_server
hp	proliant xl750f gen9 server firmware	cpe:2.3:o:hp:proliant_xl750f_gen9_server_firmware
hp	proliant xl750f gen9 server	cpe:2.3:h:hp:proliant_xl750f_gen9_server
hp	proliant xl740f gen9 server firmware	cpe:2.3:o:hp:proliant_xl740f_gen9_server_firmware
hp	proliant xl740f gen9 server	cpe:2.3:h:hp:proliant_xl740f_gen9_server

and 188 more

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

hp integrated lights-out 2 firmwarebefore 2.33
hp integrated lights-out 3 firmwarebefore 1.90
hp integrated lights-out 4 firmwarebefore 2.60
hp proliant bl280c g6 server bladefirmwarebefore 2018.05.21
hp proliant bl2x220c g6 server blade firmwarebefore 2018.05.21
hp proliant bl2x220c g7 server blade firmwarebefore 2018.05.21
hp proliant bl420c gen8 server firmwarebefore 2018.01.22
hp proliant bl460c g6 server blade firmwarebefore 2018.05.21
hp proliant bl460c g7 server blade firmwarebefore 2018.05.21
hp proliant bl460c gen8 server blade firmwarebefore 2018.01.22
hp proliant bl460c gen9 server blade firmwarebefore 2.56_01-22-2018
hp proliant bl465c g7 server blade firmwarebefore 2018.03.14
hp proliant bl465c gen8 (amd) firmwarebefore 2018.03.14
hp proliant bl490c g6 server blade firmwarebefore 2018.05.21
hp proliant bl490c g7 server blade firmwarebefore 2018.05.21
hp proliant bl620c g7 server blade firmwarebefore 2018.05.21
hp proliant bl660c gen8 server blade firmwarebefore 2018.01.22
hp proliant bl660c gen9 server firmwarebefore 2.56_01-22-2018
hp proliant bl680c g7 server blade firmwarebefore 2018.05.21
hp proliant bl685c g7 server blade (amd) firmwarebefore 2018.03.14

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (hpe). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Windows firmware installer for Gen9, Gen8, G7,and G6 HPE servers
- Only the Windows based firmware installers for the following products. HPE Integrated Lights-Out 2 (iLO 2) Firmware for ProLiant G6 Servers - Prior to v2.33, HPE Integrated Lights-Out 3 (iLO 3) Firmwaaffected

Same product

hp: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

CVE-2014-7876Unspecified vulnerability in HP Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) firmware 2 before 2.27 and 4 before 2.03 and iLO Chassis Management (CM) firmwar
44Plan
CVE-2017-8979Security vulnerabilities in the HPE Integrated Lights-Out 2 (iLO 2) firmware could be exploited remotely to allow authentication bypass, cod
40Plan
CVE-2014-2601The server in HP Integrated Lights-Out 2 (aka iLO 2) 2.23 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted HTTPS
32Monitor
CVE-2015-2106Unspecified vulnerability in HP Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) firmware 2 before 2.27, 3 before 1.82, and 4 before 2.10 allows remote attackers
26Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
A low-privileged account is enough.
No user action is required.
No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality: high · data can be read
Integrity: none
Availability: none

Attack vector: Local
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality impact: High
Integrity impact: None
Availability impact: None

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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