CVE-2025-43026 | BDVDB-2026-281159 Detail

HPHP Support Assistant

Description#

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.

Impact#

Per CVSS v4.0: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

CWE-281 Improper Preservation of Permissions

References#

https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_12617979-12618008-16/hpsbgn04022

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12025-06-05Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22026-02-26Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2025-06-05
Last modified: 2026-02-26

Vendor information

Vendor: HP
Product: HP Support Assistant

All HP vulnerabilities

Score

7.1 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 3.2.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
See HP security bulletin reference for affected versions
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

7.1 High

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	Low
Attack Requirements	Present
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	Active
Vulnerable System Confidentiality	High
Vulnerable System Integrity	High
Vulnerable System Availability	High
Subsequent System Confidentiality	Low
Subsequent System Integrity	Low
Subsequent System Availability	Low

CVSS v3.1

Not available

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).