CVE-2016-2246

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-12-29 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

HP ThinPro 4.4 through 6.1 mishandles the keyboard layout control panel and virtual keyboard application, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

HP ThinPro Linux: 4.4, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.2.1, 6.0 (+1)

References

http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c05291676
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93904
http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c05291676
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93904

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