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CVE-2025-43026

HP Support Assistant – Potential Escalation of Privilege

Published: Jun 5, 2025Updated: Jan 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-281
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 98.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A potential security vulnerability has been identified in the HP Support Assistant for versions prior to 9.44.18.0. The vulnerability could potentially allow a local attacker to escalate privileges via an arbitrary file write.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-281

Affected Products

HP Support AssistantHP, Inc.
Embedded
Hardware Firmware / printer-peripheral
support assistanthp
On-premDesktop App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
hp, inc.commercialUSHardware Firmwareaka hewlett-packard, hewlett packard, hp
hpcommercialUSEnterprise Softwareaka hewlett packard, hpe

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_12617979-12618008-16/hpsbgn04022
support.hp.com

Timeline

Published
Jun 5, 2025
Last Updated
Jan 13, 2026

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