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

EPSS: 0.008 (52.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

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

hp-security-alert@hp.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
hp-security-alert@hp.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC)
hp-security-alert@hp.com (x_refsource_MISC)

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.