CVE-2026-1996

MEDIUMNVD 5.35.3—Trending — 3 sources updated this week

5.3

Certain HP OfficeJet Pro printers may be vulnerable to potential denial of service when the IPP requests are mishandled, failing to establish a TCP connection.

CVSS v3: 5.3
EG Score: 5.3(medium)
EPSS: 20.1%
KEV: Not listed

Published

February 10, 2026

Last Modified

February 24, 2026

References (1)

hp-security-alert@hphttps://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_14057472-14057502-16/hpsbpi04089

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-703

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 9× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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2026-05-29 14:14 UTCEG score recompute
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-1996?

CVE-2026-1996 is a medium vulnerability published on February 10, 2026. Certain HP OfficeJet Pro printers may be vulnerable to potential denial of service when the IPP requests are mishandled, failing to establish a TCP connection.

When was CVE-2026-1996 disclosed?

CVE-2026-1996 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 10, 2026, with the most recent update on February 24, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2026-1996 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-1996 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 20.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-1996?

CVE-2026-1996 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2026-1996?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-1996, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2026-1996

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