What is CVE-2020-7142?

CVE-2020-7142 is a critical-severity vulnerability in HP Intelligent Management Center, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement (Expression Language Injection). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-10-19.

How severe is CVE-2020-7142?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

RCE in HP Intelligent Management Center

CVE-2020-7142

A eventinfo_content expression language injection remote code execution vulnerability was discovered in HPE Intelligent Management Center (iMC) version(s): Prior to iMC PLAT 7.3 (E0705P07).

Vulnerability class: Log4Shell (CVE-2021-44228)

Published 2020-10-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.069 (93.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-05.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 93.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.069 · newest: 0.069 · change: 0.000

Affected products

HP Intelligent Management Center — versions 7.3
HPE Intelligent Management Center (Imc) — versions Prior to iMC PLAT 7.3 (E0705P07)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-917 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement (Expression Language Injection)

References

support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-7142?: CVE-2020-7142 is a critical-severity vulnerability in HP Intelligent Management Center, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement (Expression Language Injection). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-10-19.
How severe is CVE-2020-7142?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.