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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-2740 · published 23 January 2018

CVE-2017-2740: Hp thinpro vulnerability

Hp · Thinpro

A potential security vulnerability has been identified with the command line shell of the HP ThinPro operating system 6.1, 5.2.1, 5.2, 5.1, 5.0, and 4.4. The vulnerability could result in a local unauthorized elevation of privilege on an HP thin client device.

7.8 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 0.51% · top 58.8%
7.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 7.2
0.51%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A potential security vulnerability has been identified with the command line shell of the HP ThinPro operating system 6.1, 5.2.1, 5.2, 5.1, 5.0, and 4.4. The vulnerability could result in a local unauthorized elevation of privilege on an HP thin client device.

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c05379294 Vendor Advisory
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c05379294 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-2740), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.