CVE-2017-2740 describes a local unauthorized elevation of privilege vulnerability within the command line shell of HP ThinPro operating systems 6.1, 5.2.1, 5.2, 5.1, 5.0, and 4.4. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) allows a low-privileged local attacker to gain full control over the affected thin client device with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no known public exploit code available, nor is it listed on CISA's KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, indicating a low level of public attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:thinpro:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:thinpro:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:thinpro:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:thinpro:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:thinpro:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.