Insecure DLL loading in Fusion and Support Assistant - CVE-2022-38395
Published: September 7, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU67069
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38395
CWE-ID: CWE-427
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Fusion
Support Assistant
Support Assistant
How to mitigate CVE-2022-38395
Install updates from vendor's website.
Fusion - update to 1.38.2601.0
Support Assistant - update to 9.11
Support Assistant - update to 9.11