Privilege escalation in HP Support Assistant

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.

HP strives to address all security issues with HP Support Assistant at best possible speed and make the latest version available with the fixes. HP recommends that customers update to the latest version of HP Support Assistant that includes fixes to above listed issues by turning on automatic updates in the HP Support Assistant settings. If the system has HP Support Assistant version 8x, HP advises that customers to upgrade to HP Support Assistant version 9 by going to the About section and checking for updates. If the system has HP Support Assistant version 9, HP recommends keeping Microsoft Store updates turned on so that the application is always kept up to date.