CVE-2018-5924

A security vulnerability has been identified with certain HP Inkjet printers. A maliciously...

9.8 Critical

A security vulnerability has been identified with certain HP Inkjet printers. A maliciously crafted file sent to an affected device can cause a stack buffer overflow, which could allow remote code execution.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

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

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

11.0%Up 0.4 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Record: CVE-2018-5924
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2018-5924
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-17691 No score

Record: EUVD-2018-17691
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4xrc-rh76-cwgr 9.8

A security vulnerability has been identified with certain HP Inkjet printers. A maliciously...

Record: GHSA-4xrc-rh76-cwgr
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-787
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-2018-5924 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Hp Inc. Inkjet Printers, published August 13, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.0%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.