CVE-2021-3440
HP Print and Scan Doctor, an application within the HP Smart App for Windows, is potentially...
HP Print and Scan Doctor, an application within the HP Smart App for Windows, is potentially vulnerable to local elevation of privilege.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
HP Print and Scan Doctor, an application within the HP Smart App for Windows, is potentially vulnerable to local elevation of privilege.
- Record
CVE-2021-3440- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
HP Print and Scan Doctor, an application within the HP Smart App for Windows, is potentially vulnerable to local elevation of privilege.
- Record
CVE-2021-3440- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-26766No score
HP Print and Scan Doctor, an application within the HP Smart App for Windows, is potentially vulnerable to local elevation of privilege.
- Record
EUVD-2021-26766- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w8x8-mwpx-xxw6
HP Print and Scan Doctor, an application within the HP Smart App for Windows, is potentially...
HP Print and Scan Doctor, an application within the HP Smart App for Windows, is potentially vulnerable to local elevation of privilege.
- Record
GHSA-w8x8-mwpx-xxw6- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-3440 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Hp Smart, published November 1, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 21st percentile. No source names a fixed version.