CVE-2019-6329

HIGH

HP Support Assistant <8.7.50 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2019-6329. PoCs published by ManhNDd.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a working privilege escalation exploit for CVE-2019-6329, targeting HP Support Assistant by abusing hard links to gain SYSTEM privileges. The exploit involves creating a hard link to a system DLL, modifying its permissions, and overwriting it with a malicious DLL.

Description

HP Support Assistant 8.7.50 and earlier allows a user to gain system privilege and allows unauthorized modification of directories or files. Note: A different vulnerability than CVE-2019-6328.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 4 stars
by ManhNDd · poc
https://github.com/ManhNDd/CVE-2019-6329

This repository contains a working privilege escalation exploit for CVE-2019-6329, targeting HP Support Assistant by abusing hard links to gain SYSTEM privileges. The exploit involves creating a hard link to a system DLL, modifying its permissions, and overwriting it with a malicious DLL.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: HP Support Assistant 8.7.50.3
No auth needed
Prerequisites: HP Support Assistant 8.7.50.3 installed · Windows 10 64-bit · Python 2.7 · NET frameworks
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c06388027
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108891

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0163
EPSS Percentile 73.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (1)
hp/support_assistant < 8.7.50
Published Jun 25, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026