Privilege escalation in HP Support Assistant

1) Insecure DLL loading

EUVDB-ID: #VU67069

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 7.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38395

CWE-ID: CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Support Assistant: before 9.11

Fusion: before 1.38.2601.0

External links

http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_6788123-6788147-16/HPSBHF03809

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.