HP Support Assistant 8.1.52.1/8.7.50.3 permissions

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in HP Support Assistant. This issue affects some unknown processing. Performing a manipulation results in permissions. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-43026. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HP Support Assistant. It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permissions vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-281. The product does not preserve permissions or incorrectly preserves permissions when copying, restoring, or sharing objects, which can cause them to have less restrictive permissions than intended. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.hp.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-43026 since 04/16/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/14/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1222 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 9.44.18.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-17024). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permissions
CWE: CWE-281 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Support Assistant 9.44.18.0

Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 🔍
06/05/2025 +50 days 🔍
06/05/2025 +0 days 🔍
01/14/2026 +222 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: support.hp.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-43026 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43026
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-311271
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/05/2025 23:37
Updated: 01/14/2026 00:58
Changes: 06/05/2025 23:37 (65), 06/06/2025 00:46 (1), 06/06/2025 16:33 (1), 01/14/2026 00:58 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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