CVE-2011-4161 describes a critical vulnerability in various HP LaserJet and Digital Sender products where the default Remote Firmware Update (RFU) setting is enabled. This allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a crafted firmware update via TCP port 9100. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity and EPSS score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:hp:color_laserjet_3000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:hp:color_laserjet_3800:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:hp:color_laserjet_4700:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
mfpCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:hp:color_laserjet_4730:mfp:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:hp:color_laserjet_4730_mfp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.