CVE-2020-28416 Code injection in HP OfficeJet Printer; HP PageWide Printer
Local attackers can execute arbitrary code via the I.R.I.S. OCR component in HP printer software installations.
- 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-2020-28416?
CVE-2020-28416 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in HP OfficeJet Printer; HP PageWide Printer, published on 3 Nov 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
HP has identified a security vulnerability with the I.R.I.S. OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software available with HP PageWide and OfficeJet printer software installations that could potentially allow unauthorized local code execution.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-28416?
It affects 155 products.
Products include Hp Officejet 250 Cz992a Firmware, Hp Officejet 250c L9d57a Firmware, Hp Officejet 252 N4l16c Firmware, Hp Officejet 252c N4l18c Firmware, Hp Officejet 258 N4l17a Firmware, Hp Officejet 4650 E6g87a Firmware and 149 more.
How do I fix CVE-2020-28416?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-28416 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2020-28416 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-28416 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xg5f-49f6-c8xv.