# CVE-2023-32673: Privilege escalation in HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows, HP Image Assistant, and HP Thunderbolt Dock G2 Firmware

> Attackers can elevate privileges on systems running HP PC Hardware Diagnostics, Image Assistant, or Thunderbolt Dock firmware.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 3 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mcch-3jg6-xvx7

## What is CVE-2023-32673?

CVE-2023-32673 is a critical vulnerability in HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows, HP Image Assistant, and HP Thunderbolt Dock G2 Firmware, published on 12 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Certain versions of HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows, HP Image Assistant, and HP Thunderbolt Dock G2 Firmware are potentially vulnerable to elevation of privilege.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-32673?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Hp Image Assistant, Hp Pc Hardware Diagnostics, Hp Thunderbolt Dock G2 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-32673?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-32673 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-32673 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32673 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows, HP Image Assistant, and HP Thunderbolt Dock G2 Firmware

- [CVE-2023-5739](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5739/): Privilege escalation in HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2025-13492](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-13492/): HP Image Assistant - Potential Escalation of Privilege (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-32673 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-32673 is a critical vulnerability in HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows, HP Image Assistant, and HP Thunderbolt Dock G2 Firmware, published on 12 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32673 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows, HP Image Assistant, and HP Thunderbolt Dock G2 Firmware. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32673/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32673/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32673
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32673
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-32673

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32673/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.