CVE-2025-10578 HP Support Assistant - Potential Escalation of Privilege
A local attacker can escalate privileges via an arbitrary file write in HP Support Assistant, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- 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-2025-10578?
CVE-2025-10578 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HP Support Assistant, published on 1 Oct 2025. 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 Support Assistant for versions prior to 9.47.41.0. The vulnerability could potentially allow a local attacker to escalate privileges via an arbitrary file write.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-10578?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hp Support Assistant.
How do I fix CVE-2025-10578?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-10578 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-10578 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-10578 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in HP Support Assistant
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vmg9-9p28-w7hh.