HP Print and Scan Doctor may potentially be vulnerable to local elevation of privilege.
Priority LOW 34Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
HP Print and Scan Doctor may potentially be vulnerable to local elevation of privilege.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00285 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed HP Print and Scan Doctor: 5.51
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | HP Print and Scan Doctor | before 5.51 | 5.51 | Patch available | CNA |
- HP Print and Scan Doctor Vendor— Affected before 5.51 Fixed in 5.51 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:hp:print_and_scan_doctor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 5.51 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
- cpe:2.3:a:hp:print_and_scan_doctor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.51 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Remediation
- Fix · CNA HP Print and Scan Doctor Fixed in 5.51
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-6931
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-467j-x6m2-42ch
References
More Hewlett Packard Enterprise Print And Scan Doctor vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-05214 Improper privilege management in Hewlett Packard Enterprise HP Print and Scan Doctor for… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-6931 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-6931 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-467j-x6m2-42ch · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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