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CVE-2025-43019

A potential security vulnerability has been identified in the HP Support Assistant, which allows a local attacker to escalate privileges via an arbitrary file deletion.

MEDIUM 5.8EPSS 0.11%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.11%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

A potential security vulnerability has been identified in the HP Support Assistant, which allows a local attacker to escalate privileges via an arbitrary file deletion.

CVSS 4.0
5.8 MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
EPSS
0.11% probability · 2th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-269
Affected
hp/support assistant
Source
hp-security-alert@hp.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.