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critical 9.3

CVE-2007-6331 in the critical feed json

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the HPInfoDLL.HPInfo.1 ActiveX control in HPInfoDLL.dll 1.0, as shipped with HP Info Center (hpinf…

published 2007-12-13 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-6298

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
30.1%
EPSS 30.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the HPInfoDLL.HPInfo.1 ActiveX control in HPInfoDLL.dll 1.0, as shipped with HP Info Center (hpinfocenter.exe) 1.0.1.1 in HP Quick Launch Button (QLBCTRL.exe, aka QLB) 6.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via the first argument to the LaunchApp method. NOTE: only a user-assisted attack is possible on Windows Vista.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-4720)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

30.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-4720 HP Compaq Notebooks - ActiveX Remote Code Execution remote, 2007-12-11
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26823 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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