FKIE_CVE-2022-38395

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-12-12 13:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 04:56
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
HP Support Assistant uses HP Performance Tune-up as a diagnostic tool. HP Support Assistant uses Fusion to launch HP Performance Tune-up. It is possible for an attacker to exploit the DLL hijacking vulnerability and elevate privileges when Fusion launches the HP Performance Tune-up.
References
hp-security-alert@hp.comhttps://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_6788123-6788147-16/hpsbhf03809Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_6788123-6788147-16/hpsbhf03809Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
hp fusion *
hp support_assistant *
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