M2u86a FirmwareOperating system · Hp

CVE-2022-28721

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Developing Published 2022-09-26
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 2211c / 2211a or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Certain HP Print Products are potentially vulnerable to Remote Code Execution.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · low confidence
Developing — this CVE was published recently and its authoritative NVD entry is still being established, so we're holding a technical summary until the source data settles rather than publish something unreliable. Re-checking after 2026-07-31.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
M2u86a FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< 2211a
M2u86b FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< 2211a
M2u86c FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< 2211a
M2u87a FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< 2211a
M2u87b FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< 2211a
M2u88b FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< 2211a
M2u89b FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< 2211a
M2u76a FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< 2211c

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 2211c / 2211a or later
Fixed in 2211c2211a
Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Firmware 2211a (or 2211c for M2u76a)

  1. Identify your exact HP printer model number (M2u86a, M2u87a, etc.)
  2. Navigate to HP Support website (support.hp.com) and search for your printer model
  3. Download the latest firmware version 2211a (or 2211c for M2u76a model)
  4. Follow HP's firmware update instructions, typically via USB or network-based firmware update utility
  5. After update, verify the firmware version matches the fixed release
Caveat Ensure the update method (USB or network) is compatible with your deployment environment; firmware updates may require temporary printer offline status

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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