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CVE-2011-4161

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 14.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2011-12-01 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The default configuration of the HP CM8060 Color MFP with Edgeline; Color LaserJet 3xxx, 4xxx, 5550, 9500, CMxxxx, CPxxxx, and Enterprise CPxxxx; Digital Sender 9200c and 9250c; LaserJet 4xxx, 5200, 90xx, Mxxxx, and Pxxxx; and LaserJet Enterprise 500 color M551, 600, M4555 MFP, and P3015 enables the Remote Firmware Update (RFU) setting, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by using a session on TCP port 9100 to upload a crafted firmware update.

Affected products

• HP Color Laserjet 3000: all versions
• HP Color Laserjet 3800: all versions
• HP Color Laserjet 4700: all versions
• HP Color Laserjet 4730: mfp
• HP Color Laserjet 4730 Mfp: all versions
• HP Color Laserjet 5550: all versions
• HP Color Laserjet 9500: all versions
• HP Color Laserjet Cm3530: all versions
• HP Color Laserjet Cm4540: mfp
• HP Color Laserjet Cm4730: mfp
• HP Color Laserjet Cm6030: all versions
• HP Color Laserjet Cm6040: all versions
• HP Color Laserjet Cp3505: all versions
• HP Color Laserjet Cp3525: all versions
• HP Color Laserjet Cp4005: all versions
• HP Color Laserjet Cp5525: all versions
• HP Color Laserjet Cp6015: all versions
• HP Color Laserjet Enterprise Cp4520: all versions
• HP Color Laserjet Enterprise Cp4525: all versions
• HP Color Mfp Cm8060: all versions
• HP Digital Sender 9200C: all versions
• HP Digital Sender 9250C: all versions
• HP Laserjet 4240: all versions
• HP Laserjet 4250: all versions
• HP Laserjet 4345 Mfp: all versions
• HP Laserjet 4350: all versions
• HP Laserjet 5200: all versions
• HP Laserjet 9040: all versions
• HP Laserjet 9050: all versions
• HP Laserjet Enterprise 500 Color: m551

References

• http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03102449
• http://isc.sans.org/diary/Hacking+HP+Printers+for+Fun+and+Profit/12112
• http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/11/29/9076395-exclusive-millions-of-printers-open-to-devastating-hack-attack-researchers-say
• http://secunia.com/advisories/47063
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/717921
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51324
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026357
• https://lists.immunityinc.com/pipermail/dailydave/2011-November/000378.html
• http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03102449
• http://isc.sans.org/diary/Hacking+HP+Printers+for+Fun+and+Profit/12112
• http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/11/29/9076395-exclusive-millions-of-printers-open-to-devastating-hack-attack-researchers-say
• http://secunia.com/advisories/47063

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