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Vulnerability record · CVE-2001-1040 · published 31 August 2001

CVE-2001-1040: Hp jetadmin vulnerability

Hp · Jetadmin

HP LaserJet, and possibly other JetDirect devices, resets the admin password when the device is turned off, which could allow remote attackers to access the device without the password.

6.4 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 2.5% · top 16.3%
6.4CVSS 2.0 base score
2.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

HP LaserJet, and possibly other JetDirect devices, resets the admin password when the device is turned off, which could allow remote attackers to access the device without the password.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/201224 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3132 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/201224 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3132 PatchVendor Advisory

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Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

7.5CVE-2001-1039Hp jetadmin vulnerabilityThe JetAdmin web interface for HP JetDirect does not set a password for the telnet interface when the admin password is changed, which allows remote …EPSS 2.4%7.5CVE-2000-0443Hp jetadmin vulnerabilityThe web interface server in HP Web JetAdmin 5.6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack.EPSS 10%7.2CVE-1999-1433Hp jetadmin vulnerabilityHP JetAdmin D.01.09 on Solaris allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/jetadmin.log file.EPSS 0.94%5.0CVE-2000-0444Hp jetadmin vulnerabilityHP Web JetAdmin 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed URL to port 8000.EPSS 8.2%

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2001-1040), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.