# CVE-2019-16286: Security feature bypass in ThinPro Linux

> Attackers can bypass OS application filters by modifying browser preferences to launch processes that execute arbitrary commands on HP ThinPro Linux.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Nov 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wh8c-87gc-wmm3

## What is CVE-2019-16286?

CVE-2019-16286 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

An attacker may be able to bypass the OS application filter meant to restrict applications that can be executed by changing browser preferences to launch a separate process that in turn can execute arbitrary commands.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-16286?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hp Thinpro Linux.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-16286?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-16286 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-16286 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16286 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in HP ThinPro Linux

- [CVE-2019-16285](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16285/): Information disclosure in ThinPro Linux (medium 4.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-16286 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-16286 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16286 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HP ThinPro Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16286/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16286/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-16286
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16286
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-16286

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16286/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.