CVE-2026-2915 (GCVE-0-2026-2915)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-03 19:25 – Updated: 2026-03-03 19:36
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Title
HP System Event Utility – Denial of Service
Summary
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.
Severity ?
5.2 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
  • HP System Event Utility – Denial of Service
Assigner
hp
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
HP Inc HP System Event Utility Affected: 0 , < 3.2.16 (custom)
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