What is CVE-2019-16286?

CVE-2019-16286 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HP Thinpro Linux, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2019-11-22.

How severe is CVE-2019-16286?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in HP Thinpro Linux

CVE-2019-16286

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.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2019-11-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (55.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

HP Thinpro Linux — versions 6.2, 6.2.1, 7.0
HP Thinpro Linux — versions 6.2, 6.2.1, 7.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

support.hp.com/us-en/document/c06509350 (Vendor Advisory)
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/37 (mailing-list)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/156898/HP-ThinPro-6.x-7.x-Filter-Bypass.html

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16286?: CVE-2019-16286 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HP Thinpro Linux, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2019-11-22.
How severe is CVE-2019-16286?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.