HP Integrated Lights-Out Improper Input Validation (CVE-2022-28636)

high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 504423

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

A potential local arbitrary code execution and a local denial of service (DoS) vulnerability within an isolated process were discovered in HPE Integrated Lights-Out 5 (iLO 5) firmware version(s): Prior to 2.71. An unprivileged user could locally exploit this vulnerability to potentially execute arbitrary code in an isolated process resulting in a complete loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability within that process. In addition, an unprivileged user could exploit a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in an isolated process resulting in a complete loss of availability within that process. A successful attack depends on conditions beyond the attackers control. HPE has provided a firmware update to resolve this vulnerability in HPE Integrated Lights-Out 5 (iLO 5).

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?0ce38903

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 504423

Version: 1.1

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 11/13/2025

Updated: 11/13/2025

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:hp:integrated_lights-out_5_firmware

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/HP

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/12/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/12/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-28636