HPSBHF03310 rev.2 - HP Thin Clients running Windows Embedded Standard 7 (WES7) or Windows Embedded Standard 2009 (WES09) with HP Easy Deploy, Remote Elevation of Privilege, Execution of Code

Potential Security Impact

Remote elevation of privilege, execution of code

VULNERABILITY SUMMARY

Potential security vulnerabilities have been identified with certain HP Thin Clients running Windows Embedded Standard 7 (WES7) and Windows Embedded Standard 2009 (WES09) and all versions of HP Easy Deploy. The vulnerabilities could be exploited remotely to allow elevation of privilege and execution of code.

Note: HP Easy Deploy was bundled in versions of HP Easy Tools prior to version 3.0.1.1650.

RESOLUTION

HP has removed HP Easy Deploy from the HP Easy Tools software package beginning with version 3.0.1.1650.

HP recommends updating HP Easy Tools thin client management software to at least version 3.0.1.1650 or later.

Alternatively, customers may choose to remove older versions of HP Easy Tools containing HP Easy Deploy while logged in as an Administrator by using either of the following methods:

• Method 1: Remove HP Easy Tools from Add/Remove Program
• Method 2: Execute the command Msiexec.exe /x{EB60CBE5-19E8-4A62-AB13-1CF5FA4F9C82}

HISTORY
Version:1 (rev.1) - 7 April 2015 Initial release
Version:2 (rev.2) - 13 April 2015 updated list of hardware platforms affected

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