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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-3438

A potential buffer overflow in the software drivers for certain HP LaserJet products and Samsung product printers could lead to an escalation of privilege.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 2.90%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.90%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

A potential buffer overflow in the software drivers for certain HP LaserJet products and Samsung product printers could lead to an escalation of privilege.

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
2.90% probability · 87th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-120
Affected
hp/color laser 150 4zb94a · hp/color laser 150 4zb95a · hp/color laser mfp 170 4zb96a · hp/color laser mfp 170 4zb97a · hp/color laser mfp 170 6hu08a · hp/color laser mfp 170 6hu09a · hp/laser 100 209u7a · hp/laser 100 4zb79a · hp/laser 100 4zb80a · hp/laser 100 4zb81a · hp/laser 100 5ue14a · hp/laser 408 7uq75a · hp/laser mfp 130 4zb82a · hp/laser mfp 130 4zb83a · hp/laser mfp 130 4zb84a · hp/laser mfp 130 4zb85a · hp/laser mfp 130 4zb86a · hp/laser mfp 130 4zb87a · hp/laser mfp 130 4zb88a · hp/laser mfp 130 4zb89a · +40 more
Source
hp-security-alert@hp.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 2.90%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 2.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.