# CVE-2025-43018: Certain HP LaserJet Pro Printers – Potential Information Disclosure

> Unauthenticated attackers can access the local address book on certain HP LaserJet Pro printers, exposing sensitive contact information.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Jul 2025
- **Updated:** 30 Jul 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g79w-6h97-vrw9

## What is CVE-2025-43018?

CVE-2025-43018 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HP, Inc. Certain HP LaserJet Pro Printers, published on 30 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Certain HP LaserJet Pro printers may be vulnerable to information disclosure when a non-authenticated user queries a device’s local address book.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-43018?

It affects 17 products.


Products: Hp W1a28a Firmware, Hp W1a29a Firmware, Hp W1a30a Firmware, Hp W1a31a Firmware, Hp W1a32a Firmware, Hp W1a33a Firmware, Hp W1a34a Firmware, Hp W1a35a Firmware, Hp W1a38a Firmware, Hp W1a75a Firmware, Hp W1a76a Firmware, Hp W1a77a Firmware, Hp W1a78a Firmware, Hp W1a79a Firmware, Hp W1a80a Firmware, Hp W1a81a Firmware, Hp W1a82a Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-43018?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-43018 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-43018 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43018 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-43018 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-43018 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HP, Inc. Certain HP LaserJet Pro Printers, published on 30 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43018 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HP, Inc. Certain HP LaserJet Pro Printers. 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-2025-43018/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-43018/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-43018
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43018
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-43018

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-43018/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.