CVE-2018-5924 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting certain HP Inkjet printers. A maliciously crafted file sent to an affected device can trigger a stack buffer overflow, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating high awareness. Its CVSS score of 9.8 and high FAUCET Risk Score of 98/100 underscore its severe nature.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1828aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:t8x44_firmware:1828a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1828aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:3aw51a_firmware:1828a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1828bCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:a9u28b_firmware:1828b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1828bCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:d3a82a_firmware:1828b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1828aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:v1n08a_firmware:1828a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
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.