CVE-2022-38395 Privilege escalation in HP Support Assistant
An attacker can exploit a DLL hijacking vulnerability in HP Support Assistant to elevate privileges when launching HP Performance Tune-up.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-38395?
CVE-2022-38395 is a high-severity vulnerability in HP Support Assistant, published on 18 Nov 2022. 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 uses HP Performance Tune-up as a diagnostic tool. HP Support Assistant uses Fusion to launch HP Performance Tune-up. It is possible for an attacker to exploit the DLL hijacking vulnerability and elevate privileges when Fusion launches the HP Performance Tune-up.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38395?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Hp Fusion, Hp Support Assistant.
How do I fix CVE-2022-38395?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38395 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-38395 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38395 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v36q-qx7x-fwf9.