HP OfficeJet Pro 8710 All-in-One Printer prior 001.2602A TCP Connection improper check or handling of exceptional conditions

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in HP OfficeJet Pro 8710 All-in-One Printer. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component TCP Connection Handler. The manipulation results in improper check or handling of exceptional conditions. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-1996. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in HP OfficeJet Pro 8710 All-in-One Printer. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component TCP Connection Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper check or handling of exceptional conditions vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-703. The product does not properly anticipate or handle exceptional conditions that rarely occur during normal operation of the product. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is shared for download at support.hp.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-1996 since 02/05/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 02/26/2026).

Upgrading to version 001.2602A eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Improper check or handling of exceptional conditions
CWE: CWE-703
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OfficeJet Pro 8710 All-in-One Printer 001.2602A

Timelineinfo

02/05/2026 CVE reserved
02/10/2026 +5 days Advisory disclosed
02/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/26/2026 +16 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: support.hp.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-1996 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-1996
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-345312

Entryinfo

Created: 02/10/2026 19:43
Updated: 02/26/2026 14:36
Changes: 02/10/2026 19:43 (65), 02/26/2026 14:36 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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