Privilege Escalation and Integrity Issues in HP Support Assistant
CVE-2022-23453

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
HP
Status
HP Support Assistant
Vendor
CVE Published:
1 February 2023

Summary

HP Support Assistant has been found to exhibit potential security vulnerabilities, which could result in privilege escalation, compromising file integrity, and allowing communication with untrusted clients. This may lead to unauthorized file modifications that could jeopardize system security. It is essential for users to update to the latest version to mitigate these risks.

Affected Version(s)

HP Support Assistant See HP Security Bulletin reference for affected versions.

References

https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_5585999-5586023...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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