CVE-2008-0706

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-03-31 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-287

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the BIOS F.26 and earlier for the HP Compaq Notebook PC allows physically proximate attackers to obtain privileged access via unspecified vectors, possibly involving an authentication bypass of the power-on password.

Affected products

Compaq Presario A900: all versions
Compaq Presario C700: all versions
HP G7000: all versions
Hpqflash For Hp Notebook System Bios: f.2a, f.2b, f.2e, f.2f, f.18, f.21 (+3)

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120672270224094&w=2
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019730
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28495
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1043/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41521
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120672270224094&w=2
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019730
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28495
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1043/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41521

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