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CVE-2021-3440:
Hp Smart vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2021-3440 affects HP Print and Scan Doctor, a component within the HP Smart App for Windows. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on November 1, 2021, affecting versions up to (excluding) 128.1.217 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. This indicates a local attack vector, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction needed, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (NVD).
Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to achieve local elevation of privilege on affected systems. The high impact scores across confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H) indicate potential comprehensive system compromise (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should update HP Print and Scan Doctor to version 128.1.217 or later to address this vulnerability (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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