CVE-2019-16285 Information disclosure in ThinPro Linux

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

An unauthenticated attacker with physical access can extract sensitive information to a local drive on HP ThinPro Linux systems.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-16285?

CVE-2019-16285 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HP ThinPro Linux, published on 22 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

If a local user has been configured and logged in, an unauthenticated attacker with physical access may be able to extract sensitive information onto a local drive.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-16285?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hp Thinpro Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2019-16285?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-16285 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-16285 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16285 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5hj6-f5r9-5v2p.

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