CVE-2026-2915

HP System Event Utility might allow denial of service with elevated arbitrary file writes. This potential vulnerability was remediated with HP System Event Utility version 3.2.16.

CVSS v3 7.1 HIGH

7.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_14271963-14271996-16/hpsbgn04097	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:hp:system_event_utility:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

09 Mar 2026, 18:11

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_14271963-14271996-16/hpsbgn04097 -~~	() https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_14271963-14271996-16/hpsbgn04097 - Vendor Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:hp:system_event_utility::::::::
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.1
First Time		Hp Hp system Event Utility

03 Mar 2026, 20:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-03-03 20:16

Updated : 2026-03-09 18:11

NVD link : CVE-2026-2915

Mitre link : CVE-2026-2915

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-2915

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Products Affected

hp

system_event_utility

CWE

CWE-276

Incorrect Default Permissions

CWE-732

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

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