High severity · published Jan 23, 2018
CVE-2017-2740
A potential security vulnerability has been identified with the command line shell of the HP ThinPro operating system 6.1, 5.2.1, 5.2, 5.1, 5.0, and 4.4
7.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A potential security vulnerability has been identified with the command line shell of the HP ThinPro operating system 6.1, 5.2.1, 5.2, 5.1, 5.0, and 4.4. The vulnerability could result in a local unauthorized elevation of privilege on an HP thin client device.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 43% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TH
Thinpro · HP
4.4; 5.0; 5.1; 5.2; 5.2.1; 6.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2740
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2740
Vendor Advisory
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c05379294
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