CVE-2018-5927 Code injection in HP Support Assistant

High 7.3 Published 27 Mar 2019 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Local attackers can load arbitrary code in HP Support Assistant, enabling potential system compromise.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-5927?

CVE-2018-5927 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in HP Support Assistant, published on 27 Mar 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

HP Support Assistant before 8.7.50.3 allows an unauthorized person with local access to load arbitrary code.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5927?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hp Support Assistant.

How do I fix CVE-2018-5927?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5927 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2018-5927 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5927 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vv59-58m2-94cg.