CVE-2021-3942
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 75th percentile. Fixed in 3.9.9.
What to do
Find your product and version, then upgrade to the build on the right.
- Hp Color Laserjet Cm4540 Mfp Cc419a FirmwareAffected: ≥ 3.0, < 3.9.9Upgrade to: 3.9.9Stated by: NVD
- Hp Color Laserjet Cm4540 Mfp Cc420a FirmwareAffected: ≥ 3.0, < 3.9.9Upgrade to: 3.9.9Stated by: NVD
- Hp Color Laserjet Cm4540 Mfp Cc421a FirmwareAffected: ≥ 3.0, < 3.9.9Upgrade to: 3.9.9Stated by: NVD
- Hp Color Laserjet Cm5525 Mfp Ce707a FirmwareAffected: ≥ 3.0, < 3.9.9Upgrade to: 3.9.9Stated by: NVD
- Hp Color Laserjet Cm5525 Mfp Ce708a FirmwareAffected: ≥ 3.0, < 3.9.9Upgrade to: 3.9.9Stated by: NVD
Versions as the sources state them. 137 more products have version data. Full version matrix after sign-in
What it is
From the CVE record
Certain HP Print products and Digital Sending products may be vulnerable to potential remote code execution and buffer overflow with use of Link-Local Multicast Name Resolution or LLMNR.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
1.5% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 75th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
5 events over 885 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
- color laserjet cm4540 mfp cc419a firmwareHardware Firmware / printer-peripheral
- color laserjet cm4540 mfp cc420a firmwareHardware Firmware / printer-peripheral
- color laserjet cm4540 mfp cc421a firmwareHardware Firmware / printer-peripheral
- color laserjet cm5525 mfp ce707a firmwareHardware Firmware / printer-peripheral
- color laserjet cm5525 mfp ce708a firmwareHardware Firmware / printer-peripheral
- color laserjet cm5525 mfp ce709a firmwareHardware Firmware / printer-peripheral
- color laserjet m578 mfp 7zu85a firmwareHardware Firmware / printer-peripheral
- color laserjet m578 mfp 7zu86a firmwareHardware Firmware / printer-peripheral
And 2693 more affected products. See all after sign-in
Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Scored 9.8 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
- Initial AccessT1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationhigh confidence
- Privilege EscalationT1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationhigh confidence
Sources
References in the record
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