CVE-2026-15431 HP Support Assistant – Potential Escalation of Privilege
A local attacker can escalate privileges in HP Support Assistant due to insufficient access controls, 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-2026-15431?
CVE-2026-15431 is a high-severity vulnerability in HP Support Assistant, published on 3 Sep 2026. 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 9.53.2.0. The vulnerability could potentially allow a local attacker to escalate privileges due to insufficient access controls.
Weakness: CWE-1220
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-15431?
How do I fix CVE-2026-15431?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-15431 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-15431 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-15431 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jm25-2q7v-phxv.