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CVE-2026-8632: HP Linux Imaging and Printing Software – Potential Escalation of Privilege and Arbitrary Code Execution

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-05-20 · updated 2026-08-04
• Weakness: CWE-77

Description

A potential security vulnerability has been identified in the HP Linux Imaging and Printing Software. This potential vulnerability may allow escalation of privileges and/or arbitrary code execution via operating system command injection.

Affected products

• HP Inc. HP Linux Imaging and Printing Software (HPLIP): before 3.26.4 — fixed in 3.26.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: HP Inc. HP Linux Imaging and Printing Software (HPLIP) 3.26.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_14942099-14942126-16/hpsbpi04118
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26228
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26297
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26335
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48171
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48586
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48603
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48606
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48959
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48960
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48961
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-8632

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