CVE-2001-1040: HP Jetadmin

Medium severity, CVSS 6.4. EPSS: 2.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

HP LaserJet, and possibly other JetDirect devices, resets the admin password when the device is turned off, which could allow remote attackers to access the device without the password.

Affected products

• HP Jetadmin: version 4.0 only; version 4.1.2 only; version 5.1 only; version 5.5 only; version 5.5.177 only; version 5.6 only; …

Published 2001-08-31. Last modified 2026-06-16.