SB2022090733 - Privilege escalation in HP Support Assistant
Published: September 7, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022090733
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Insecure DLL loading (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38395)
The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to the application loads DLL libraries in an insecure manner when Fusion launches the HP Performance Tune-up. A local user can place a specially crafted .dll file and gain elevated privileges on the target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.