Assessment
Why it matters
EPSS is 4.1%; technical severity is CVSS 8.5.
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.
Who should care
- Teams operating Linux Imaging And Printing
- Vulnerability and exposure management teams
- Security operations teams monitoring exploitation activity
Response plan
What I would do
- Confirm whether Linux Imaging And Printing is present in the environment.
- Identify affected versions and establish whether vulnerable services are exposed or reachable.
- Red Hat Security advisory RHSA-2026:26228
- Review relevant security telemetry for evidence of attempted or successful exploitation.
- Document the remediation decision and track it to verified completion.
Treatment intelligence
Remediation intelligence
Vendor sources are listed before government and third-party guidance. Confirm product applicability and change prerequisites before deployment.
Advisory
- Red Hat Security advisory RHSA-2026:26228Red Hat · Vendor sourceVerification pending ↗
- Red Hat Security advisory RHSA-2026:26297Red Hat · Vendor sourceVerification pending ↗
- Red Hat Security advisory RHSA-2026:26335Red Hat · Vendor sourceVerification pending ↗
- Red Hat Security advisory RHSA-2026:48171Red Hat · Vendor sourceVerification pending ↗
- Red Hat Security advisory RHSA-2026:48586Red Hat · Vendor sourceVerification pending ↗
- Red Hat Security advisory RHSA-2026:48603Red Hat · Vendor sourceVerification pending ↗
Technical details
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- CWE
- CWE-77
- Affected versions
- Hp Linux Imaging And Printing (End Excluding 3.26.4)
- Fixed versions
- Hp Linux Imaging And Printing (Fixed from 3.26.4)
- Published
- 20 May 2026
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
Signal timeline
- CVE published
- Latest EPSS score: 4.1%
- Signal calculated at 16