High severity · published Jun 5, 2025
CVE-2025-43026
HP Support Assistant – Potential Escalation of Privilege
7.8
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 3% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
HS
HP Support Assistant · HP, Inc.
See HP security bulletin reference for affected versions · source: vendor
SA
Support Assistant · HP
before 9.44.18.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43026
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-43026
Vendor Advisory
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_12617979-12618008-16/hpsbgn04022
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