EIP-2026-117163

PRE-CVE

File Sanitizer for HP ProtectTools 5.0.1.3 - 'HPFSService' Unquoted Service Path

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-117163. PoCs published by SamAlucard.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a technical writeup detailing an unquoted service path vulnerability in HP ProtectTools File Sanitizer. The analysis shows the service path contains spaces, which could allow local privilege escalation if an attacker places a malicious executable in the path.

Description

File Sanitizer for HP ProtectTools 5.0.1.3 - 'HPFSService' Unquoted Service Path

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by SamAlucard · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50763

This is a technical writeup detailing an unquoted service path vulnerability in HP ProtectTools File Sanitizer. The analysis shows the service path contains spaces, which could allow local privilege escalation if an attacker places a malicious executable in the path.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: File Sanitizer for HP ProtectTools 5.0.1.3
Auth required
Prerequisites: Local access to the system · Ability to write to the root of C:\
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026