A potential security vulnerability has been identified in the HP ThinUpdate utility (also known as HP Recovery Image and Software Download Tool) which may lead to information disclosure. HP is releasing mitigation for the potential vulnerability.
This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), for affected systems. Impacting 20 products from hp, from hp, from hp and 17 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2023, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.
2023-10-13T17:15:09.653
2024-11-21T08:35:17.763
Modified
CVSSv3.1: 7.5 (HIGH)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | hp | thinupdate | < 2.7.15 | Yes |
| Hardware | hp | elite_mt645 | - | No |
| Hardware | hp | mt21 | - | No |
| Hardware | hp | mt22 | - | No |
| Hardware | hp | mt31 | - | No |
| Hardware | hp | mt32 | - | No |
| Hardware | hp | mt43 | - | No |
| Hardware | hp | mt44 | - | No |
| Hardware | hp | mt45 | - | No |
| Hardware | hp | mt46 | - | No |
| Hardware | hp | pro_mt440_g3 | - | No |
| Hardware | hp | t430 | - | No |
| Hardware | hp | t530 | - | No |
| Hardware | hp | t540 | - | No |
| Hardware | hp | t628 | - | No |
| Hardware | hp | t630 | - | No |
| Hardware | hp | t638 | - | No |
| Hardware | hp | t640 | - | No |
| Hardware | hp | t730 | - | No |
| Hardware | hp | t740 | - | No |
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