HP Image Assistant - Potential Escalation of Privilege
Priority LOW 25CWE-363Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A potential security vulnerability has been identified in HP Image Assistant for versions prior to 5.3.3. The vulnerability could potentially allow a local attacker to escalate privileges via a race condition when installing packages.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00087 0th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed HP Image Assistant (HP Inc): 5.3.3
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise | HP Image Assistant | before 5.3.3 | 5.3.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- HP Image Assistant VendorHewlett Packard Enterprise Affected before 5.3.3 Fixed in 5.3.3 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:hp:image_assistant:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 5.3.3 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
- cpe:2.3:a:hp:image_assistant:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.3.3 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Remediation
- Fix · CNA HP Image Assistant (HP Inc) Fixed in 5.3.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-13492
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p28c-vhgj-66r6
References
More Hewlett Packard Enterprise Image Assistant vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-15949 Certain versions of HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows, HP Image Assistant, and HP… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-05278 Certain versions of HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows are potentially vulnerable to elevation of privilege. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-13492 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-13492 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p28c-vhgj-66r6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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