CVE-2020-6931 Privilege escalation in HP Print and Scan Doctor
High 7.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-6931 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2020-6931 is a high-severity vulnerability in HP Print and Scan Doctor, published on 3 Nov 2021. 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-2020-6931 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: HP Print and Scan Doctor. 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-2020-6931/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6931/index.md)
Local attackers can exploit HP Print and Scan Doctor to elevate privileges on the affected system.
- 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-2020-6931?
CVE-2020-6931 is a high-severity vulnerability in HP Print and Scan Doctor, 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 Print and Scan Doctor may potentially be vulnerable to local elevation of privilege.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6931?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hp Print and Scan Doctor.
How do I fix CVE-2020-6931?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-6931 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-6931 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6931 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in HP Print and Scan Doctor
Sources
Also known as GHSA-467j-x6m2-42ch.