Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessDeliver crafted input to HPLIP component
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DeliveryLocal user actively processes malicious data
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ExploitTrigger OS command injection (CWE-78)
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ExecutionExecute attacker commands in user context
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ImpactModify files or alter system state
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization OS command sanitization, avoid shell exec
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 1 tactic: Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires LOCAL access to a system running HP's HPLIP (HP Linux Imaging and Printing) software (AV:L) and ACTIVE user interaction (UI:A) - a local user must process or act on attacker-supplied input for the CWE-78 command injection to fire. No prior authentication is needed (PR:N), but the local vector plus mandatory user interaction are the key limiting factors: this cannot be triggered remotely against a default configuration without a user performing the enabling action. The exact HPLIP feature/component is not disclosed in the umbrella bulletin, so defenders should treat any HPLIP-processing workflow (print/scan job handling, device setup) as the potential trigger surface. |
| Impact | The vendor CVSS 4.0 score of 6.8 (AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L) describes a LOCAL, low-complexity issue that requires ACTIVE user interaction (UI:A) and yields high integrity impact (VI:H) with only low confidentiality/availability impact - consistent with CWE-78 OS command injection leading to unauthorized file/command modification rather than full remote takeover. Despite the umbrella description listing 'remote code execution,' the machine vector for THIS CVE is explicitly local (AV:L), so remote unauthenticated RCE is NOT supported by the vector - the broad description reflects the multi-CVE bulletin, not this specific finding. There is no EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public POC in the provided data, so exploitation is: no public exploit identified at time of analysis. No SSVC decision data was supplied. This is a moderate, locally-scoped, interaction-dependent flaw - not a drop-everything priority; the primary real-world risk is a local user being induced to trigger a malicious action (e.g., processing a crafted file/job) that injects OS commands. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker crafts malicious input (such as a print job, device configuration, or file) that reaches an HPLIP component vulnerable to OS command injection; when a local user actively processes or opens it (UI:A), attacker-controlled shell commands execute in that user's context, allowing unauthorized file modification or command execution. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis, and the local attack vector plus required user interaction limit mass exploitation. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 16, 2026
Command injection (CWE-78) in HP's HPLIP (HP Linux Imaging and Printing) software enables an unauthenticated local user to execute commands or modify files with high integrity impact (VI:H) after active user interaction, matching HP's CVSS 4.0 score of 6.8 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L) and the independent CVSS 3.1 assessment (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/C:L/I:H/A:L). The HP security bulletin HPSBPI04151 bundles this issue with other externally reported HPLIP flaws that could lead to remote code execution, privilege escalation, denial of service, or information disclosure, but the exact vulnerable component is not disclosed. No public exploit code or CISA KEV entry is identified at time of analysis, and the local vector plus mandatory user interaction prevents triggering without a user processing attacker-supplied input.
RemediationAI
HP has released security bulletin HPSBPI04151 to remediate these issues; apply the vendor-supplied HPLIP updates as soon as possible, following the advisory at https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_15646959-15646984-16/hpsbpi04151 for exact patch versions (the available data does not specify a fixed version number, so treat this as 'Patch available per vendor advisory'). Until patched, reduce exposure by restricting local access to trusted users, avoiding processing untrusted print jobs, scan inputs, or device configuration files, and monitoring for unexpected file modifications or command executions in HPLIP processes. Disabling or removing unnecessary HPLIP components can eliminate the attack surface but will break printing and scanning functionality; weigh that trade-off against the local, user-interaction-dependent nature of the exploit.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The vulnerability class is OS command injection (CWE-78), meaning HPLIP fails to neutralize special elements in a command string before passing it to a shell. HPLIP is a suite of printer and scanner drivers and utilities for Linux and Unix-like systems, and it often runs with elevated privileges to access devices. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:hp_inc.:hp_linux_imaging_and_printing_software_(hplip):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* indicates that all versions of HPLIP are potentially affected, since no version range is specified. Exploitation requires local access (AV:L) and active user interaction (UI:A), such as opening a malicious print job or configuring a device, after which the injected command runs in the context of the HPLIP process. Both the vendor's CVSS 4.0 and the independent CVSS 3.1 vectors agree on high integrity impact (VI:H/I:H) with low confidentiality and availability impact, consistent with file modification or command execution rather than a full system compromise.
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Severity by source
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Vendor vector is explicitly local with required user interaction (AV:L/UI:R), no auth (PR:N); command injection gives high integrity (I:H) with only low confidentiality and availability impact.
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
Primary rating from Vendor (hp).
CVSS VectorVendor: hp
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
HP has identified and remediated multiple externally reported vulnerabilities within HPLIP. The findings affect several software components that could potentially enable remote code execution, privilege escalation, denial of service, information disclosure, or unauthorized file modification under certain conditions.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.
Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
Heap-based buffer overflow and related memory-safety flaws in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) can allow remote cod
Heap-based buffer overflow (CWE-122) in HP's HPLIP - the HP Linux Imaging and Printing Software stack shipped as the def
HPLIP (HP Linux Imaging and Printing Software) is affected by multiple heap-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities (CWE-1
Heap-based buffer overflows and related memory-safety flaws in HPLIP (HP Linux Imaging and Printing Software) let remote
Command injection weaknesses in HP Linux Imaging and Printing Software (HPLIP) allow a local attacker to execute arbitra
Out-of-bounds write flaws in HPLIP (HP Linux Imaging and Printing Software) can corrupt memory when a user processes att
Local attackers with valid credentials on Linux systems running HPLIP can exploit symbolic-link handling flaws (CWE-61)
Denial of service in HP's HPLIP (HP Linux Imaging and Printing Software) printing stack is reachable when a physically-p
Denial of service in HP Linux Imaging and Printing Software (HPLIP) can be triggered by a physically present attacker wh
Same weakness CWE-78 – OS Command Injection
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Severity: Moderate| Product | Status |
|---|---|
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP7 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP5 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP6 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | Affected |
| SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 | Affected |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 | Affected |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 | Affected |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP2 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP3 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy LTS 4.3 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server LTS 4.3 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.0 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.1 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.2 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.3 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server LTS 4.3 | Affected |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 | Affected |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 | Affected |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 | Affected |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | Affected |
EUVD-2026-80997
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