CVE-2020-6921

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Published Feb 16, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Potential security vulnerabilities including compromise of integrity, and allowed communication with untrusted clients has been identified in HP Support Assistant software.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

HP Support Assistant

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`before 9.11`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:hp:support_assistant:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-28063	Potential security vulnerabilities including compromise of integrity, and allowed communication with untrusted clients has been identified in HP Support Assistant software.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.865% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2022/MNDT-2022-0030/MNDT-2022-0030.md
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_5585999-5586023-16

History

Oct 9, 2026 9:30 AM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Hp Support Assistant

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Oct 8, 2026, 9:13 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: hp
Published: Feb 16, 2022, 4:38 PM
Updated: Oct 8, 2026, 9:13 PM
Reserved: Jan 13, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 9:18 AM

Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 9:18 AM

NVD Updated: Oct 8, 2026, 10:17 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 16, 2022, 5:15 PM
Modified: Oct 8, 2026, 10:17 PM

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