What is CVE-2019-16283?

CVE-2019-16283 is a high-severity vulnerability in HP Softpaq Installer, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-06-09.

How severe is CVE-2019-16283?

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

RCE in HP Softpaq Installer

CVE-2019-16283

A potential security vulnerability has been identified with a version of the HP Softpaq installer that can lead to arbitrary code execution.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

Published 2023-06-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (18.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 18.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

HP Softpaq Installer — versions 4.0.100.1189
HP Inc. Softpaq Installer — versions 4.0.100.1189
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

References

support.hp.com/us-en/document/c06541912 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16283?: CVE-2019-16283 is a high-severity vulnerability in HP Softpaq Installer, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-06-09.
How severe is CVE-2019-16283?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.