HP Fan Control App – Potential Escalation of Privilege
Priority LOW 33CWE-428Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-428.
Summary
The HP Fan Control App might allow local escalation of privileges. An updated version of HP Fan Control App has been released to mitigate this potential vulnerability.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00142 3rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed HP Fan Control App (HP Inc.): 1.0.0.2
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 Fan Control App | before 1.0.0.2 | 1.0.0.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- HP Fan Control App VendorHewlett Packard Enterprise Affected before 1.0.0.2 Fixed in 1.0.0.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA HP Fan Control App (HP Inc.) Fixed in 1.0.0.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-8864
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p9w6-48xr-5r6q
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Sources
- CVE-2026-8864 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-8864 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p9w6-48xr-5r6q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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