HP Support Assistant before 8.1.52.1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via unspecified vectors.
Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
HP Support Assistant before 8.1.52.1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via unspecified vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05937 93rd 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:support_assistant:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 8.1.40.3 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
- cpe:2.3:a:hp:support_assistant:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.1.40.3 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-2245
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-56jf-7xmq-4cv8
References
Advisory 1
More Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support Assistant vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-18021 Uncontrolled search path in Hewlett Packard Enterprise HP Support Assistant CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2020-05592 Potential security vulnerabilities including compromise of integrity, and allowed… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2020-05591 Potential security vulnerabilities including compromise of integrity, and allowed… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2020-05589 Potential security vulnerabilities including compromise of integrity, and allowed… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2020-05588 Potential security vulnerabilities including compromise of integrity, and allowed… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2020-05587 Potential security vulnerabilities including compromise of integrity, and allowed… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2016-2245 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-2245 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-56jf-7xmq-4cv8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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