# CVE-2025-43024: HP ThinPro 8.1 SP8 Security Updates

> An attacker can view file system contents via a GUI dialog without proper authorization, exposing sensitive information.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Oct 2025
- **Updated:** 28 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8fg8-r2x2-4mv9

## What is CVE-2025-43024?

CVE-2025-43024 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HP Inc ThinPro 8.1, published on 27 Oct 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A GUI dialog of an application allows to view what files are in the file system without proper authorization.

Weakness: CWE-497 (Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-43024?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hp Thinpro.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-43024?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-43024 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-43024 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43024 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in HP Inc ThinPro 8.1

- [CVE-2025-43017](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-43017/): HP ThinPro 8.1 SP8 Security Updates (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2019-18909](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18909/): Command injection in ThinPro Linux (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2017-2740](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2740/): Privilege escalation in HP ThinPro (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2016-2246](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-2246/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2019-16287](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16287/): Privilege escalation in ThinPro Linux (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-43024 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-43024 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HP Inc ThinPro 8.1, published on 27 Oct 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43024 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HP Inc ThinPro 8.1. 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-2025-43024/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-43024/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-43024
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43024
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-43024

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-43024/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.