CVE-2026-19915

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Privilege Escalation in HP Support Assistant

Publication date: 2026-09-22

Last updated on: 2026-09-29

Assigner: HP Inc.

Description

A potential security vulnerability has been identified in the HP Support Assistant for versions prior to 9.55.10.0. The vulnerability could potentially allow a local attacker to escalate privileges due to insufficient access controls.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-09-22

Last Modified

2026-09-29

Generated

2026-10-13

AI Q&A

2026-09-22

EPSS Evaluated

2026-10-12

NVD

CVE-2026-19915

EUVD

EUVD-2026-84500

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
hp	hp_support_assistant	to 9.55.10.0 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-269	The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is in HP Support Assistant versions before 9.55.10.0. It allows a local attacker to escalate privileges due to weak access controls, meaning an attacker with local access could gain higher system permissions.

Detection Guidance

Detection requires checking the installed version of HP Support Assistant. Compare the version against 9.55.10.0. If the version is older, the system is vulnerable. No specific commands are provided in the context.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability could let an attacker with local access take control of your system, install malware, steal data, or perform other malicious actions with elevated privileges.

Compliance Impact

The vulnerability allows local privilege escalation due to insufficient access controls in HP Support Assistant versions prior to 9.55.10.0. This could potentially lead to unauthorized access or control over affected systems, which may impact compliance with standards like GDPR or HIPAA by increasing the risk of data breaches or unauthorized data access.

Mitigation Strategies

Update HP Support Assistant to version 9.55.10.0 or later to address the insufficient access controls that could allow privilege escalation.

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