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HP Inc.CVE-2026-15431

HP Support Assistant: privilege escalation

High7.3CVE-2026-15431 · Published Sep 3, 2026 · updated Sep 8, 2026

A potential security vulnerability has been identified in the HP Support Assistant for versions prior to 9.53.2.0. The vulnerability could potentially allow a local attacker to escalate privileges due to insufficient access controls.

HP Inc. advisory

Affected versions

PackageAffectedFixed in
HP Support Assistant
Product
< 9.53.2.09.53.2.0
Details and references
CVSS 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Severity from
the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
Weakness
CWE-1220

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