Vulnerability · Published Jul 8, 2025 · Assigned by hp

CVE-2025-43019HP Support Assistant – Potential Escalation of Privilege

Medium 5.8

In plain English

A medium-severity privilege mismanagement in HP Support Assistant from HP Inc.. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 3% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)5.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 97.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A potential security vulnerability has been identified in the HP Support Assistant, which allows a local attacker to escalate privileges via an arbitrary file deletion.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
HP Inc. HP Support Assistant See HP Security Bulletin reference for affected versions.

Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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