CVE-2020-28416

Local code execution

Published Nov 3, 2021 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Local code execution in HP I.R.I.S. OCR bundled with PageWide and OfficeJet software allows local users to run unauthorized code. HP has not published the vulnerable file, function, input type, or unsafe operation within the OCR component. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access on a Windows system with the affected software installed and can execute code in the application's security context.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.38%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Local code execution in HP I.R.I.S. OCR bundled with PageWide and OfficeJet software allows local users to run unauthorized code. HP has not published the vulnerable file, function, input type, or unsafe operation within the OCR component. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access on a Windows system with the affected software installed and can execute code in the application's security context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-28416
Published
Nov 3, 2021
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
HP Inc.
Product
I.R.I.S. OCR
Classifications
Unavailable
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 3, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=before 33.1.74
  2. Affected versionversion=before 35.0.72
  3. Affected versionversion=before 38.8.1942
  4. Affected versionversion=before 38.9.1948
  5. Affected versionversion=before 39.6.1999
  6. Affected versionversion=before 39.6.2002
  7. Affected versionversion=before 40.11.1122
  8. Affected versionversion=before 40.11.1148
  9. Affected versionversion=before 40.11.1150
  10. Affected versionversion=before 40.12.1161
  11. Affected versionversion=before 40.13.1176
  12. Affected versionversion=before 40.7.1094

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

HP Inc. · I.R.I.S. OCRversion=before 33.1.74; version=before 35.0.72; version=before 38.8.1942; version=before 38.9.1948; version=before 39.6.1999; version=before 39.6.2002; version=before 40.11.1122; version=before 40.11.1148; version=before 40.11.1150; version=before 40.12.1161; version=before 40.13.1176; version=before 40.7.1094

Published CVSS scores

4.6NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

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