CVE-2022-38395

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-12-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-427

Description

HP Support Assistant uses HP Performance Tune-up as a diagnostic tool. HP Support Assistant uses Fusion to launch HP Performance Tune-up. It is possible for an attacker to exploit the DLL hijacking vulnerability and elevate privileges when Fusion launches the HP Performance Tune-up.

Affected products

HP Fusion: before 1.38.2601.0 — fixed in 1.38.2601.0
HP Support Assistant: before 9.11 — fixed in 9.11

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: HP Fusion 1.38.2601.0; HP Support Assistant 9.11. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_6788123-6788147-16/hpsbhf03809
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_6788123-6788147-16/hpsbhf03809

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