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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.
NVD Status: Modified ,CVE State: published
Threat Intelligence & Risk Assessment for CVE-2022-38395
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-38395 is rated Moderate Risk (56.3/100) : CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.61%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-38395
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
#
Date
Old EPSS score
New EPSS score
Delta (New - Old)
1
2026-06-07
0.07%
0.61%
+0.54%
2
2026-03-30
0.04%
0.07%
+0.02%
3
2026-02-19
—
0.04%
—
Full EPSS history
(16 records total)
Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-38395
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
Base score
Version
Severity
Vector
Exploitability
Impact
Score source
7.8
3.1
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8
5.9
[email protected]
7.8
3.1
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8
5.9
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-38395
Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-38395
Vendor
Product
Version
Raw CPE
hp
fusion
< 1.38.2601.0
cpe:2.3:a:hp:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp
support_assistant
< 9.11
cpe:2.3:a:hp:support_assistant:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References for CVE-2022-38395
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