What is CVE-2019-18917?

CVE-2019-18917 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 5000 M2u86a, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-03-16.

How severe is CVE-2019-18917?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 5000 M2u86a

CVE-2019-18917

A potential security vulnerability has been identified for certain HP Printers and All-in-Ones that would allow bypassing account lockout.

Published 2020-03-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.015 (72.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 72.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-307 — Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

References

support.hp.com/us-en/document/c06594863 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-18917?: CVE-2019-18917 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 5000 M2u86a, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-03-16.
How severe is CVE-2019-18917?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.