High severity · published Sep 3, 2026
CVE-2026-15431
HP Support Assistant – Potential Escalation of Privilege
7.3
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A potential security vulnerability has been identified in the HP Support
Assistant for versions prior to 9.53.2.0. The vulnerability
could potentially allow a local attacker to escalate
privileges due to insufficient access controls.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 3% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
HS
HP Support Assistant · HP Inc.
before 9.53.2.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-15431
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-15431
support.hp.com
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_15587742-15587765-16/hpsbgn04131
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