HP Support Assistant privilege escalation | CVE-2022-38395
NAME
HP Support Assistant privilege escalation
- Platforms Affected:
HP Support Assistant 9 - Risk Level:
8.2 - Exploitability:
Unproven - Consequences:
Gain Privileges
DESCRIPTION
HP Support Assistant could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by a DLL hijacking flaw when Fusion launches the HP Performance Tune-up. By using a specially-crafted file, an authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevate privileges.
CVSS 3.0 Information
- Privileges Required: Low
- User Interaction: Required
- Scope: Changed
- Access Vector: Local
- Access Complexity: Low
- Confidentiality Impact: High
- Integrity Impact: High
- Availability Impact: High
- Remediation Level: Official Fix
MITIGATION
Refer to HPSBHF03809 Rev. 1 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
- Reference Link:
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_6788123-6788147-16/hpsbhf03809 - Reference Link:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-38395
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