CVE-2024-27458 HP Hotkey Support – Escalation of Privilege
Local attackers can escalate privileges via HP Hotkey Support, requiring users to update the software to mitigate the risk.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-27458?
CVE-2024-27458 is a high-severity vulnerability in HP, Inc. HP Hotkey Support, published on 7 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A potential security vulnerability has been identified in the HP Hotkey Support software, which might allow local escalation of privilege. HP is releasing mitigation for the potential vulnerability. Customers using HP Programmable Key are recommended to update HP Hotkey Support.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-27458?
How do I fix CVE-2024-27458?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-27458 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-27458 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-27458 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-697q-w597-8xcg.