CVE-2022-46356

Privilege escalation via undisclosed privilege management flaw

Published Jan 27, 2023 · Updated Mar 28, 2025

Improper privilege management in HP Security Manager before 3.9 allows local users to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. HP has not disclosed the affected component or the incorrect privilege operation, so the mechanism cannot be narrowed beyond CWE-269. Public assessments disagree on reachability: CISA requires local low-privileged access, while HP indicates a network path with user interaction.

CVSS severity7.1
High
EPSS probability0.19%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper privilege management in HP Security Manager before 3.9 allows local users to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. HP has not disclosed the affected component or the incorrect privilege operation, so the mechanism cannot be narrowed beyond CWE-269. Public assessments disagree on reachability: CISA requires local low-privileged access, while HP indicates a network path with user interaction.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-46356
Published
Jan 27, 2023
Updated
Mar 28, 2025
Vendor
HP Inc.
Product
HP Security Manager
Classifications
CWE-269, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 27, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 28, 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?

HP Inc. · HP Security Managerversion=See HP Security Bulletin reference for affected versions.

Published CVSS scores

7.1HP Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
8.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 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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