CVE-2025-43490 (GCVE-0-2025-43490)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-15 18:40 – Updated: 2025-09-11 16:39
VLAI
Title
HP Hotkey Support – Escalation of Privilege
Summary
A potential security vulnerability has been identified in the HPAudioAnalytics service included in the HP Hotkey Support software, which might allow escalation of privilege. HP is releasing software updates to mitigate the potential vulnerability.
Severity
8.4 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
CWE
  • CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Assigner
hp
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
HP, Inc. HP Hotkey Support Software Affected: See HP security bulletin reference for affected versions
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