Is CVE-2022-28640 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-28640 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-28640?

CVE-2022-28640 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-28640?

CVE-2022-28640 has an EPSS score of 0.51% (40th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-28640?

Upgrade integrated lights-out 5 firmware to 2.72 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-28640

HIGH

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A potential local adjacent arbitrary code execution vulnerability that could potentially lead to a loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability was discovered in HPE Integrated Lights-Out 5 (iLO 5) in Version: 2.71. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has provided updated firmware for HPE Integrated Lights-Out 5 (iLO 5) that addresses this security vulnerability.

CWE-94Code Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

integrated lights-out 5 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 2.72Fixed in:2.72CVE-2022-28640derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorAdjacent

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.51%probability of exploitation in 30 days

40thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 40% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

support.hpe.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-05-28.