Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in HP Image Assistant
CVE-2025-13492

5.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

HP Inc

Status
HP Image Assistant
Vendor
CVE Published:
3 December 2025

What is CVE-2025-13492?

A local privilege escalation vulnerability has been discovered in HP Image Assistant, affecting versions prior to 5.3.3. This flaw arises from a race condition that may allow a local attacker to gain elevated permissions while installing packages, potentially compromising the system’s integrity. Users are advised to update to the latest version to mitigate this security risk.

Affected Version(s)

HP Image Assistant 0 < 5.3.3

References

https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_13505078-135051...

CVSS V4

Score:
5.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
Physical
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
Unknown

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2025-13492 : Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in HP Image Assistant