CVE-2017-2740 Privilege escalation in HP ThinPro

High 7.8 Published 23 Jan 2018 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Local attackers can elevate privileges on HP ThinPro thin clients via the command line shell, requiring vendor patches.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2017-2740?

CVE-2017-2740 is a high-severity vulnerability in HP ThinPro, published on 23 Jan 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A potential security vulnerability has been identified with the command line shell of the HP ThinPro operating system 6.1, 5.2.1, 5.2, 5.1, 5.0, and 4.4. The vulnerability could result in a local unauthorized elevation of privilege on an HP thin client device.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2740?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hp Thinpro.

How do I fix CVE-2017-2740?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2740 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-2740 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2740 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j663-vxcp-w98m.