Is CVE-2025-43026 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2025-43026 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2025-43026?

CVE-2025-43026 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-43026?

CVE-2025-43026 has an EPSS score of 0.11% (2th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-43026?

Upgrade support assistant to 9.44.18.0 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-43026

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A potential security vulnerability has been identified in the HP Support Assistant for versions prior to 9.44.18.0. The vulnerability could potentially allow a local attacker to escalate privileges via an arbitrary file write.

CWE-281

How to fix

Remediation Available

support assistantNVD

Affected:< 9.44.18.0Fixed in:9.44.18.0CVE-2025-43026derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.11%probability of exploitation in 30 days

2ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 2% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

support.hp.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-01-13.