CVE-2026-8864
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Local Privilege Escalation in HP Fan Control App

Publication date: 2026-06-30

Last updated on: 2026-06-30

Assigner: HP Inc.

Description
The HP Fan Control App might allow local escalation of privileges. An updated version of HP Fan Control App has been released to mitigate this potential vulnerability.

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Published
2026-06-30
Last Modified
2026-06-30
Generated
2026-06-30
AI Q&A
2026-06-30
EPSS Evaluated
N/A
NVD
CVE-2026-8864
EUVD
EUVD-2026-40368

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hp fan_control_app *

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CWE-428 The product uses a search path that contains an unquoted element, in which the element contains whitespace or other separators. This can cause the product to access resources in a parent path.

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Executive Summary

The vulnerability in the HP Fan Control App might allow a local user to escalate their privileges on the affected system.

This means that someone with limited access could potentially gain higher-level permissions, which could lead to unauthorized actions.

An updated version of the HP Fan Control App has been released to address and mitigate this potential security issue.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can impact you by allowing a local attacker with limited privileges to escalate their access rights.

Such escalation could enable the attacker to perform actions that are normally restricted, potentially compromising system integrity or security.

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, you should update the HP Fan Control App to the latest version released by HP.

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