CVE-2026-8864 json
HP Fan Control App – Potential Escalation of Privilege
published 4mo ago modified 17d ago also EUVD-2026-40368
- cvss
- 7.3
- version 4.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.1%
- EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 3%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The HP Fan Control App might allow local escalation of privileges. An updated version of HP Fan Control App has been released to mitigate this potential vulnerability.
Patch / fix
- HP Inc. HP Fan Control App 1.0.0.2
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 4mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 7.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 7.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- HP Inc. HP Fan Control App
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-428 Unquoted Search Path or Element
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-8864
- NVD CVE-2026-8864
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