{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 1 product.","exploited":"It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-18915 exists.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2019-18915 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2019-18915 is a high-severity vulnerability in HP System Event Utility, published on 12 Feb 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2019-18915 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2019-18915 is a high-severity vulnerability in HP System Event Utility, published on 12 Feb 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-18915 exists.\n\nAffected product: HP System Event Utility. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. 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.\n2. 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.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18915/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18915/index.md)","id":"CVE-2019-18915","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18915/index.md","name":"CVE-2019-18915","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-cqwx-f579-rfmc"],"analysis":{"component_type":"desktop_application","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["code_execution","privilege_escalation"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"HP System Event Utility","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"A local attacker can execute arbitrary code via the HP System Event Utility service, potentially escalating privileges.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"privilege_escalation"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"hp","cpe":[{"product":"system_event_utility","vendor":"hp"}],"cvss":{"score":7.8,"severity":"high","source":"nvd","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-428","name":"Unquoted Search Path or Element"}],"description":"A potential security vulnerability has been identified with certain versions of HP System Event Utility prior to version 1.4.33. This vulnerability may allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via an HP System Event Utility system service.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":1,"first_seen":"2020-02-12","github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[{"date":"2020-02-12","kind":"exploitdb","ref":"48057","stars":null,"title":"HP System Event Utility - Local Privilege Escalation"}],"tier":"weaponised"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"Privilege escalation in HP System Event Utility","id":"CVE-2019-18915","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"privilege_escalation","year":"2019"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":2,"next":{"headline":"Privilege escalation in HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M277 printers","id":"CVE-2019-18916"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Cross-site scripting in HP Color LaserJet Managed Printers, HP Color LaserJet Enterprise Printers","id":"CVE-2019-18914"},"products":["HP System Event Utility"],"published":"2020-02-12","related":[{"cvss_score":5.2,"headline":"HP System Event Utility – Denial of Service","id":"CVE-2026-2915","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-03-03"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"GPL-2.0-or-later","name":"Exploit-DB"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":null,"exploitation":null,"technical_impact":null},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2024-08-05","vendors":["n/a"]},"summary":"A local attacker can execute arbitrary code via the HP System Event Utility service, potentially escalating privileges.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18915/"}