CVE-2022-23455

Local privilege escalation via undisclosed mechanism

Published Jan 30, 2023 · Updated Mar 27, 2025

Improper privilege management in HP Support Assistant before 9.11 allows local users with low privileges to gain elevated access. HP has not published the affected component or the operation that mishandles privilege boundaries, so the code-level mechanism remains undisclosed. Exploitation requires existing local low-privilege access and can permit unauthorized file modification and broader compromise of system integrity.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.19%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper privilege management in HP Support Assistant before 9.11 allows local users with low privileges to gain elevated access. HP has not published the affected component or the operation that mishandles privilege boundaries, so the code-level mechanism remains undisclosed. Exploitation requires existing local low-privilege access and can permit unauthorized file modification and broader compromise of system integrity.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-23455
Published
Jan 30, 2023
Updated
Mar 27, 2025
Vendor
Plantronics
Product
HP Support Assistant
Classifications
CWE-269, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 30, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 27, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=See HP Security Bulletin reference for affected versions.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Plantronics · HP Support Assistantversion=See HP Security Bulletin reference for affected versions.

Published CVSS scores

7.8HP Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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