What is CVE-2023-26298?

CVE-2023-26298 is a high-severity vulnerability in HP Device Manager, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-06-12.

How severe is CVE-2023-26298?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

RCE in HP Device Manager

CVE-2023-26298

Previous versions of HP Device Manager (prior to HPDM 5.0.10) could potentially allow command injection and/or elevation of privileges.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2023-06-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (75.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 75.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000

Affected products

HP Device Manager — versions 5.0, 5.0.3, 5.0.4
HP Inc. Device Manager — versions 5.0.9

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-77 — Command Injection

References

support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_7974907-7974931-16/hpsbhf03842 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-26298?: CVE-2023-26298 is a high-severity vulnerability in HP Device Manager, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-06-12.
How severe is CVE-2023-26298?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.