CVE-2025-43490 HP Hotkey Support – Escalation of Privilege
An attacker can escalate privileges via the HPAudioAnalytics service in HP Hotkey Support, requiring users to apply vendor patches.
- 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-2025-43490?
CVE-2025-43490 is a high-severity vulnerability in HP, Inc. HP Hotkey Support Software, published on 15 Aug 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 HPAudioAnalytics service included in the HP Hotkey Support software, which might allow escalation of privilege. HP is releasing software updates to mitigate the potential vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-43490?
How do I fix CVE-2025-43490?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-43490 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-43490 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43490 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x38j-58xw-qcw6.