HP Support Assistant – Potential Escalation of Privilege
Priority LOW 32CWE-281Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00138 3rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 Support Assistant | See HP security bulletin reference for affected versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- HP Support Assistant VendorHewlett Packard Enterprise Affected See HP security bulletin reference for affected versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:hp:support_assistant:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 9.44.18.0 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
- cpe:2.3:a:hp:support_assistant:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 9.44.18.0 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-43026
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xh2q-mw6g-7hg3
References
More Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support Assistant vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-02040 HP Support Assistant before 8.1.52.1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via unspecified vectors. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2025-43026 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-43026 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xh2q-mw6g-7hg3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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