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CVE-2021-3437: Potential security vulnerabilities have been identified in an OMEN Gaming Hub SDK package which may allow e...

Potential security vulnerabilities have been identified in an OMEN Gaming Hub SDK package which may allow escalation of privilege and/or denial of service. HP is releasing software updates to mitigate the potential vulnerabilities.

CriticalCVSS 9.8Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Glexia's TakeAutomated analysiscritical

Security readout for executives and security teams

Plain-English summary

HP reports critical vulnerabilities in the OMEN Gaming Hub SDK that could allow privilege escalation and/or denial of service. The business concern is endpoint compromise or disruption where affected SDK versions are installed. HP says software updates are being released to mitigate the issue.

Executive priority

Prioritize this as a critical endpoint remediation item if HP OMEN Gaming Hub SDK exists in the fleet. Urgency is driven by CVSS 9.8 and potential privilege escalation, but active exploitation is not established in the provided sources.

Technical view

CVE-2021-3437 affects HP OMEN Gaming Hub SDK. The CVSS 3.1 score is 9.8 with network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, and high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. The listed weakness is CWE-276, incorrect default permissions.

Likely exposure

Exposure is limited to systems with affected HP OMEN Gaming Hub SDK versions. The source bundle does not list exact versions and directs readers to the HP Security Bulletin for affected-version details.

Exploitation context

The bundle does not indicate CISA KEV listing, and no cited source here confirms active exploitation. Treat exploit status as unconfirmed, while prioritizing because the published CVSS vector indicates unauthenticated, low-complexity impact.

Researcher notes

Key gaps are affected-version detail, update identifiers, and exploit telemetry; the bundle points to HP's bulletin for version specifics. Do not infer broader HP product exposure beyond OMEN Gaming Hub SDK from the provided evidence.

Mitigation direction

  • Review HP Security Bulletin HPSBGN03726 for affected versions.
  • Apply HP's OMEN Gaming Hub SDK software updates.
  • Prioritize managed endpoints where OMEN Gaming Hub SDK is installed.
  • Check vendor guidance before using compensating controls.
  • Track remediation through endpoint software inventory.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory systems for OMEN Gaming Hub SDK installations.
  • Compare installed versions with the HP bulletin.
  • Confirm HP software updates are installed successfully.
  • Document any systems awaiting vendor-confirmed remediation.
  • Monitor affected endpoints for privilege or availability anomalies.
Prepared
Confidence
medium
Sources
3

Public sources used

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Potential ATT&CK relevance

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CWE-276: Exact CWE lookup

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CVE-2021-3437 mapping review

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Critical
CVSS
9.8 (3.1)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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1CVSS vectors
0Timeline events
0ADP providers
2Source links

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

We collect every scored CVSS vector available in the official CNA and ADP containers. When more than one version is present, the table keeps the source vectors side by side instead of collapsing them into the highest score.

ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
9.8CVSS 3.1CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H3.95.9Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.1 score

9.8Critical
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2021-3437Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
HP Inc.OMEN Gaming Hub SDKSee HP Security Bulletin reference for affected versions.Listed
Weakness

CWE details

CWE-276

CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.

CWE-276 · source CWE mapping

Incorrect Default Permissions

Incorrect Default Permissions represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.

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