CVE-2026-15431
HP Support Assistant – Potential Escalation of Privilege
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
HP Support Assistant – Potential Escalation of Privilege
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-15431- CVSS 4.0
- 7.3 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-1220
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-70656
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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-70656- CVSS 4.0
- 7.3 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jm25-2q7v-phxv
A potential security vulnerability has been identified in the HP Support Assistant for versions...
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.
- Record
GHSA-jm25-2q7v-phxv- CVSS 4.0
- 7.3 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-1220
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-15431- CVSS 4.0
- 7.3 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-1220
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-15431 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Hp Inc. Support Assistant, published September 3, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.13%, the 2nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.