Kernel buffer overflow in HP Sure Click enables privilege escalation
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-122 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
HP Sure Click Enterprise, HP Wolf Security for Business, HP Wolf Pro Security and HP Wolf Pro Security Edition are affected before 4.4.33. A heap-based buffer overflow in the kernel (CWE-122) lets a local attacker with high privileges escalate privileges or execute arbitrary code.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
A kernel buffer overflow vulnerability in HP Sure Click versions prior to 4.4.33 may allow local privilege escalation or arbitrary code execution. HP has released version 4.4.33 to address this vulnerability.
Why it matters now
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 Sure Click Enterprise | before 4.4.33 | 4.4.33 | Patch available | CNA |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise | HP Wolf Security for Business | before 4.4.33 | 4.4.33 | Patch available | CNA |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise | HP Wolf Pro Security | before 4.4.33 | 4.4.33 | Patch available | CNA |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise | HP Wolf Pro Security Edition | before 4.4.33 | 4.4.33 | Patch available | CNA |
- HP Sure Click Enterprise VendorHewlett Packard Enterprise Affected before 4.4.33 Fixed in 4.4.33 Patch available CNA
- HP Wolf Security for Business VendorHewlett Packard Enterprise Affected before 4.4.33 Fixed in 4.4.33 Patch available CNA
- HP Wolf Pro Security VendorHewlett Packard Enterprise Affected before 4.4.33 Fixed in 4.4.33 Patch available CNA
- HP Wolf Pro Security Edition VendorHewlett Packard Enterprise Affected before 4.4.33 Fixed in 4.4.33 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Upgrade HP Sure Click Enterprise, HP Wolf Security for Business, HP Wolf Pro Security and HP Wolf Pro Security Edition to version 4.4.33, which HP has released to fix this vulnerability.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA HP Sure Click Enterprise (HP Inc) Fixed in 4.4.33
- Fix · CNA HP Wolf Security for Business (HP Inc) Fixed in 4.4.33
- Fix · CNA HP Wolf Pro Security (HP Inc) Fixed in 4.4.33
- Fix · CNA HP Wolf Pro Security Edition (HP Inc) Fixed in 4.4.33
Timeline
- 2026-10-08 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-106177
- 2026-10-09 Alias added: GHSA-96gh-wj4m-5438
- 2026-10-09 CISA SSVC decision points changed
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Sources
- CVE-2026-106177 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-106177 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-96gh-wj4m-5438 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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