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CVE-2018-5925 json

A security vulnerability has been identified with certain HP Inkjet printers.

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-17692

cvss
7.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
9.7%
EPSS 9.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A security vulnerability has been identified with certain HP Inkjet printers. A maliciously crafted file sent to an affected device can cause a static buffer overflow, which could allow remote code execution.

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Exploit prediction

9.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • research.checkpoint.com https://research.checkpoint.com/sending-fax-back-to-the-dark-ages/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • HP Inc. HP inkjet printers

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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