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CVE-2001-1040

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2001-1040 describes a vulnerability in HP LaserJet and other JetDirect devices where the administrative password is reset upon device power cycle. This allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain access to the device, potentially leading to information disclosure and denial of service. With a CVSS score of 6.4 (Medium), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no authentication required. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:hp:jetadmin:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:hp:jetadmin:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:hp:jetadmin:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:hp:jetadmin:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.5.177CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:hp:jetadmin:5.5.177:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.4MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
4.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.45%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
82.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0245 is in the 74th percentile among its peer group of 23,690 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

securityfocus.com / archive/1/201224
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/3132
PatchVendor Advisory