What is CVE-2022-3990?

CVE-2022-3990 is a high-severity vulnerability in HP Hpsfviewer, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-02-01.

How severe is CVE-2022-3990?

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

Privilege escalation in HP Hpsfviewer

CVE-2022-3990

HPSFViewer might allow Escalation of Privilege. This potential vulnerability was remediated on July 29th, 2022. Customers who opted for automatic updates should have already received the remediation.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published 2023-02-01 · 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: 0.002 (5.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 5.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

HP Hpsfviewer
HP Inc. Hpsfviewer — versions See HP Security Bulletin reference for affected versions.

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_7256634-7256658-16 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3990?: CVE-2022-3990 is a high-severity vulnerability in HP Hpsfviewer, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-02-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-3990?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.