SB2022090733 - Privilege escalation in HP Support Assistant 



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

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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.