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Certain HP LaserJet, HP LaserJet Managed, HP PageWide, and HP PageWide Managed printers may be vulnerable to potential information disclosure.
NVD Status: Modified ,CVE State: published
Threat Intelligence & Risk Assessment for CVE-2021-39237
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2021-39237 is rated Moderate Risk (48.5/100) : CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.36%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.58% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-39237
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
#
Date
Old EPSS score
New EPSS score
Delta (New - Old)
1
2026-06-15
0.78%
2.36%
+1.58%
2
2026-02-03
1.09%
0.78%
-0.31%
3
2025-11-21
—
1.09%
—
Full EPSS history
(13 records total)
Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-39237
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
Base score
Version
Severity
Vector
Exploitability
Impact
Score source
4.6
3.1
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Attack vector (AV:P)
Hands-on access—USB, keyboard, opening the case—not something you do purely over the wire.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
0.9
3.6
[email protected]
2.1
2.0
LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
3.9
2.9
[email protected]
Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-39237
Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-39237
Vendor
Product
Version
Raw CPE
hp
futuresmart_3
< 3.9.8
cpe:2.3:o:hp:futuresmart_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp
futuresmart_4
< 4.11.2.1
cpe:2.3:o:hp:futuresmart_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp
futuresmart_5
< 5.3
cpe:2.3:o:hp:futuresmart_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References for CVE-2021-39237
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