CVE-2026-1996 Certain HP OfficeJet Pro Printers – Denial of Service
Attackers can cause denial of service on HP OfficeJet Pro printers by sending malformed IPP requests that fail to establish TCP connections.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-1996?
CVE-2026-1996 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in HP OfficeJet Pro 8710 All-in-One Printer series, published on 10 Feb 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Certain HP OfficeJet Pro printers may be vulnerable to potential denial of service when the IPP requests are mishandled, failing to establish a TCP connection.
Weakness: CWE-703
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-1996?
It affects 17 products.
Products include Hp D9l18a Firmware, Hp J6x76a Firmware, Hp J6x77a Firmware, Hp J6x78a Firmware, Hp J6x79a Firmware, Hp J6x80a Firmware and 11 more.
How do I fix CVE-2026-1996?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-1996 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2026-1996 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-1996 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in HP OfficeJet Pro 8710 All-in-One Printer series
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pq84-84hq-cw86.