CVE-2024-9419
Certain HP Print Products–Potential Remote Code Execution and/or Elevation of Privilege with the HP Smart Universal Printing Driver
Client / Server PCs with the HP Smart Universal Printing Driver installed are potentially vulnerable to Remote Code Execution and/or Elevation of Privilege. A client using the HP Smart Universal Printing Driver that sends a print job comprised of a malicious XPS file could potentially lead to Remote Code Execution and/or Elevation of Privilege on the PC.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Certain HP Print Products–Potential Remote Code Execution and/or Elevation of Privilege with the HP Smart Universal Printing Driver
Client / Server PCs with the HP Smart Universal Printing Driver installed are potentially vulnerable to Remote Code Execution and/or Elevation of Privilege. A client using the HP Smart Universal Printing Driver that sends a print job comprised of a malicious XPS file could potentially lead to Remote Code Execution and/or Elevation of Privilege on the PC.
- Record
CVE-2024-9419- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-49928
Client / Server PCs with the HP Smart Universal Printing Driver installed are potentially vulnerable to Remote Code Execution and/or Elevation of Privilege. A client using the HP Smart Universal Printing Driver that sends a print job comprised of a malicious XPS file could potentially lead to Remote Code Execution and/or Elevation of Privilege on the PC.
- Record
EUVD-2024-49928- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-78fm-rcjq-jr27
Client / Server PCs with the HP Smart Universal Printing Driver installed are potentially...
Client / Server PCs with the HP Smart Universal Printing Driver installed are potentially vulnerable to Remote Code Execution and/or Elevation of Privilege. A client using the HP Smart Universal Printing Driver that sends a print job comprised of a malicious XPS file could potentially lead to Remote Code Execution and/or Elevation of Privilege on the PC.
- Record
GHSA-78fm-rcjq-jr27- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Client / Server PCs with the HP Smart Universal Printing Driver installed are potentially vulnerable to Remote Code Execution and/or Elevation of Privilege. A client using the HP Smart Universal Printing Driver that sends a print job comprised of a malicious XPS file could potentially lead to Remote Code Execution and/or Elevation of Privilege on the PC.
- Record
CVE-2024-9419- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/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
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-9419 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Hp Smart Universal Printing Driver, published October 30, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.68%, the 52nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.