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Vulnerability record · CVE-2011-4161 · published 1 December 2011

CVE-2011-4161: Hp color laserjet 3000 permissions and access controls vulnerability

Hp · Color Laserjet 3000

The default configuration of the HP CM8060 Color MFP with Edgeline; Color LaserJet 3xxx, 4xxx, 5550, 9500, CMxxxx, CPxxxx, and Enterprise CPxxxx; Digital Sender 9200c and 9250c; LaserJet 4xxx, 5200, 90xx, Mxxxx, and Pxxxx; and LaserJet Enterprise 500 color M551, 600, M4555 MFP, and P3015 enables the Remote Firmware Update (RFU) setting, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by using a session on TCP port 9100 to upload a crafted firmware update.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 14% · top 3.6% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
14%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
41Affected product versions listed by NVD
16References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The default configuration of the HP CM8060 Color MFP with Edgeline; Color LaserJet 3xxx, 4xxx, 5550, 9500, CMxxxx, CPxxxx, and Enterprise CPxxxx; Digital Sender 9200c and 9250c; LaserJet 4xxx, 5200, 90xx, Mxxxx, and Pxxxx; and LaserJet Enterprise 500 color M551, 600, M4555 MFP, and P3015 enables the Remote Firmware Update (RFU) setting, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by using a session on TCP port 9100 to upload a crafted firmware update.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03102449 Vendor Advisory
http://isc.sans.org/diary/Hacking+HP+Printers+for+Fun+and+Profit/12112
http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/11/29/9076395-exclusive-millions-of-printers-open-to-devastating-hack-attack-res
http://secunia.com/advisories/47063
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/717921 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51324
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026357
https://lists.immunityinc.com/pipermail/dailydave/2011-November/000378.html
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03102449 Vendor Advisory
http://isc.sans.org/diary/Hacking+HP+Printers+for+Fun+and+Profit/12112
http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/11/29/9076395-exclusive-millions-of-printers-open-to-devastating-hack-attack-res
http://secunia.com/advisories/47063
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/717921 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51324
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026357
https://lists.immunityinc.com/pipermail/dailydave/2011-November/000378.html

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2011-4161), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.