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CVE-2022-38395

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: November 18, 2022 at 08:52 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:56 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorSupport AssistantFusion

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
SSVC
No known exploit

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Fusion· HP
95%
v < 1.38.2601.0
Affected range stops below 1.38.2601.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Support Assistant· HP
95%
v < 9.11See HP Security Bulletin reference for affected versions.
Affected range stops below 9.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_6788123-6788147-16/hpsbhf03809

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-427

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