CVE-2026-19915 HP Support Assistant - Local 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-2026-19915?
CVE-2026-19915 is a high-severity vulnerability in HP Support Assistant, published on 22 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 9.55.10.0. The vulnerability could potentially allow a local attacker to escalate privileges due to insufficient access controls.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-19915?
How do I fix CVE-2026-19915?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-19915 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-19915 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-19915 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2m79-33v3-rrv5.