CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-8864

HighCVSS 7.3
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.11%

1th percentile — higher than 1% of all known CVEs

Summary

The HP Fan Control App might allow local escalation of privileges. The vulnerability stems from improper access control in HP's fan management software.

Risk Assessment

An attacker with local system access could elevate their privileges, potentially leading to full device compromise or malware installation.

Recommendation

Immediately update the HP Fan Control App to the latest version provided by the vendor.

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS