CVE-2025-43026

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.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_12617979-12618008-16/hpsbgn04022	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:hp:support_assistant:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-06-05 20:15

Updated : 2026-01-13 20:02

NVD link : CVE-2025-43026

Mitre link : CVE-2025-43026

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-43026

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Products Affected

hp

support_assistant

CWE

CWE-281

Improper Preservation of Permissions

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