Command Injection in HP Linux Imaging and Printing Software

Publication date: 2026-05-20

Last updated on: 2026-06-30

Assigner: HP Inc.

Description

A potential security vulnerability has been identified in the HP Linux Imaging and Printing Software. This potential vulnerability may allow escalation of privileges and/or arbitrary code execution via operating system command injection.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-05-20

Last Modified

2026-06-30

Generated

2026-06-30

AI Q&A

2026-05-21

EPSS Evaluated

2026-06-28

NVD

CVE-2026-8632

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
hp	linux_imaging_and_printing	to 3.26.4 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-78	The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.
CWE-77	The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in the HP Linux Imaging and Printing Software and may allow an attacker to escalate privileges or execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

The issue arises due to operating system command injection, which means that an attacker could potentially inject malicious commands that the system would execute.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker with limited privileges to gain higher privileges or run arbitrary code on your system.

This could lead to unauthorized access, control over the system, data compromise, or disruption of services.

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