First published: Fri Nov 22 2019(Updated: )
An attacker may be able to bypass the OS application filter meant to restrict applications that can be executed by changing browser preferences to launch a separate process that in turn can execute arbitrary commands.
Credit: hp-security-alert@hp.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
HP ThinPro | =6.2 | |
HP ThinPro | =6.2.1 | |
HP ThinPro | =7.0 | |
HP ThinPro | =7.1 |
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CVE-2019-16286 has been assigned a high severity rating due to its potential to allow arbitrary command execution.
To mitigate CVE-2019-16286, update your HP ThinPro system to the latest version that addresses this vulnerability.
CVE-2019-16286 affects HP ThinPro versions 6.2, 6.2.1, 7.0, and 7.1.
CVE-2019-16286 enables an attacker to bypass application filtering and execute arbitrary commands.
Yes, user action is required as the attack relies on changing browser preferences.