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CVE-2021-3919: A potential security vulnerability has been identified in OMEN Gaming Hub and in HP Command Center which ma...

A potential security vulnerability has been identified in OMEN Gaming Hub and in HP Command Center which may allow escalation of privilege and/or denial of service. HP has released software updates to mitigate the potential vulnerability.

CriticalCVSS 9.8Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Glexia's TakeAutomated analysiscritical

Security readout for executives and security teams

Plain-English summary

CVE-2021-3919 affects HP OMEN Gaming Hub and HP Command Center. HP says the flaw may allow privilege escalation and/or denial of service. The CVSS score is critical at 9.8, so organizations with these utilities installed should treat updates as urgent.

Executive priority

Prioritize remediation for managed HP fleets because the vendor and CVE record rate this as critical. Urgency is high, but current public evidence in the supplied bundle does not confirm active exploitation.

Technical view

The source bundle maps this to CWE-269, improper privilege management. The listed CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating a severe unauthenticated, low-complexity exposure as scored by the record. Version details are deferred to HP’s bulletin.

Likely exposure

Exposure is likely on HP endpoints running OMEN Gaming Hub or HP Command Center, especially unmanaged or user-installed systems. The provided bundle does not identify exact affected versions beyond the HP bulletin reference.

Exploitation context

The provided sources do not show active exploitation, and the CVE is not marked as CISA KEV. Treat exploit status as unconfirmed from this bundle, despite the critical CVSS score.

Researcher notes

Do not assume affected versions from the CVE summary alone. Use HP’s bulletin as the authoritative version source, then validate inventory coverage across both product names. The bundle provides impact categories but not exploit mechanics.

Mitigation direction

  • Inventory endpoints for OMEN Gaming Hub and HP Command Center installations.
  • Review HP’s security bulletin for affected and fixed version details.
  • Install HP’s released software updates where the products are present.
  • Remove unnecessary installations where business use is not required.
  • Track exceptions until vendor-recommended updates are confirmed.

Validation and detection

  • Compare installed product versions against HP’s bulletin.
  • Confirm updated endpoints report the expected fixed versions.
  • Check endpoint inventory for remaining installations of affected versions.
  • Verify vulnerability management tools no longer flag CVE-2021-3919.
  • Document systems where version evidence is incomplete.
Prepared
Confidence
medium
Sources
3

Public sources used

Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.

Potential ATT&CK relevance

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ATT&CK lookup starting points

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cwe · medium confidence lookup

CWE-269: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup

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CVE-2021-3919 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-2021-3919Attack 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 and HP Command CenterSee HP Security Bulletin reference for affected versions.Listed
Weakness

CWE details

CWE-269

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

CWE-269 · source CWE mapping

Improper Privilege Management

Improper Privilege Management represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.

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