Unspecified vulnerability in HP Software Update before 5.005.002.002 allows local users…
Priority LOW 22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in HP Software Update before 5.005.002.002 allows local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00589 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:hp:software_update:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 5.0 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
- cpe:2.3:a:hp:software_update:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.0 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-5442
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jw4x-cpqx-qj69
References
More Hewlett Packard Enterprise Software Update vulnerabilities
- TI-2007-06203 The HPRulesEngine.ContentCollection.1 ActiveX Control in RulesEngine.dll for HP Software… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2008-02290 Hpufunction.dll 4.0.0.1 in HP Software Update exposes the unsafe (1) ExecuteAsync and (2)… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2008-00678 Unspecified vulnerability in the HP HPeDiag (aka eSupportDiagnostics) ActiveX control in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2015-5442 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-5442 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jw4x-cpqx-qj69 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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