CVE-2018-5921

A potential security vulnerability has been identified with certain HP printers and MFPs in...

8.8 High

A potential security vulnerability has been identified with certain HP printers and MFPs in 2405129_000052 and other firmware versions. This vulnerability is known as Cross Site Request Forgery, and could potentially be exploited remotely to allow elevation of privilege.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.74%Down 1.3 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

Record: CVE-2018-5921
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-352
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2018-5921
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-17688 No score

Record: EUVD-2018-17688
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wfxr-m65m-cgmf 8.8

A potential security vulnerability has been identified with certain HP printers and MFPs in...

Record: GHSA-wfxr-m65m-cgmf
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-352
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

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History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-5921 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Hp A2w75a Firmware, published October 3, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.74%, the 54th percentile. No source names a fixed version.