Poly Lens Desktop Application – Privilege Escalation
Priority LOW 34CWE-99Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- 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 vulnerability in the Poly Lens Desktop application running on the Windows platform might allow modifications to the filesystem, which might lead to SYSTEM level privileges being granted.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0029 21st 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 | Poly Lens | See HP security bulletin reference for affected versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Poly Lens VendorHewlett Packard Enterprise Affected See HP security bulletin reference for affected versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:hp:poly_lens_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.3 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:hp:poly_lens_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.3 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-43491
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q3q3-m3cj-7m4h
References
Sources
- CVE-2025-43491 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-43491 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q3q3-m3cj-7m4h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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