What is CVE-2017-2740?

CVE-2017-2740 is a high-severity vulnerability in HP Thinpro. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-01-23.

How severe is CVE-2017-2740?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in HP Thinpro

CVE-2017-2740

A potential security vulnerability has been identified with the command line shell of the HP ThinPro operating system 6.1, 5.2.1, 5.2, 5.1, 5.0, and 4.4. The vulnerability could result in a local unauthorized elevation of privilege on an HP thin client device.

Published 2018-01-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (41.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 41.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

HP Thinpro — versions 4.4, 5.0, 5.1
HP Inc. Thinpro — versions 6.1, 5.2.1, 5.2, 5.1, 5.0, and 4.4

References

support.hp.com/us-en/document/c05379294 (Vendor Advisory, vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-2740?: CVE-2017-2740 is a high-severity vulnerability in HP Thinpro. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-01-23.
How severe is CVE-2017-2740?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.