HP Support Assistant < 9.44.18.0 Privilege Escalation

high Nessus Plugin ID 238426

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Synopsis

An application installed on the remote Windows host is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.

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.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to HP Support Assistant version 9.44.18.0 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 238426

File Name: hp_support_assistant_9_44_18.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 6/13/2025

Updated: 6/13/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-43026

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:hp:support_assistant

Required KB Items: installed_sw/HP Support Assistant

Patch Publication Date: 6/5/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/5/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-43026

HP: HPSBGN04022

IAVB: 2023-B-0091

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