Vulnerability in HP Linux Imaging And Printing

CVE-2026-91099

HP has identified and remediated multiple externally reported vulnerabilities within HPLIP. The findings affect several software components that could potentially enable remote code execution, privilege escalation, denial of service, information disclosure, or unauthorized file modification under certain conditions.

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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: 0.010 (62.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 62nd percentile — 62.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-91099: held from 0.010 to 0.010.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-91099?
CVE-2026-91099 is a critical-severity vulnerability in HP Linux Imaging And Printing, classified under UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-09-16.
How severe is CVE-2026-91099?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.