Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This affects HPE Integrated Lights-Out 5, the management controller used on HPE servers. A local, low-privileged attacker could potentially expose sensitive information or run code locally on affected iLO 5 firmware, risking confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Executive priority
Treat as a high-priority infrastructure firmware update, especially for HPE servers in sensitive environments. The issue requires local access, but successful exploitation could affect server management-plane confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Technical view
CVE-2022-28638 is a high-severity CWE-200 issue in HPE iLO 5 prior to firmware 2.72. CVSS 3.1 is 7.8 with local attack vector, low complexity, low privileges, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and high C/I/A impact.
Likely exposure
Organizations using HPE servers with Integrated Lights-Out 5 firmware before 2.72 are the likely exposure group. The CVSS vector indicates local access and low privileges are required.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. The evidence supports local exploitation potential only; no public exploit status is provided in the bundle.
Researcher notes
The bundle does not include root-cause detail, exploit indicators, or affected platform CPEs. Analysis should stay anchored to HPE iLO 5 firmware before 2.72, CVSS local/low-privilege conditions, and the vendor-provided firmware update.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade HPE iLO 5 firmware to version 2.72 or later per HPE guidance.
- Inventory HPE servers using iLO 5 and record installed firmware versions.
- Prioritize systems where local access is broadly available or poorly controlled.
- Review the HPE advisory for platform-specific firmware guidance.
- Restrict unnecessary local access until affected systems are updated.
Validation and detection
- Confirm each iLO 5 device reports firmware version 2.72 or later.
- Compare asset inventory against HPE iLO 5 deployments.
- Verify firmware updates completed successfully and are recorded in change management.
- Check whether any unsupported or unpatched iLO 5 systems remain.
- Review local account access controls on affected server environments.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H1.85.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf04365en_usCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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