What is CVE-2022-38395?

CVE-2022-38395 is a high-severity vulnerability in HP Fusion, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-12-12.

How severe is CVE-2022-38395?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in HP Fusion

CVE-2022-38395

HP Support Assistant uses HP Performance Tune-up as a diagnostic tool. HP Support Assistant uses Fusion to launch HP Performance Tune-up. It is possible for an attacker to exploit the DLL hijacking vulnerability and elevate privileges when Fusion launches the HP Performance Tune-up.

Published 2022-12-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.028 (85.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000

Affected products

HP Fusion
HP Support Assistant
HP Inc. Support Assistant — versions See HP Security Bulletin reference for affected versions.

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_6788123-6788147-16/hpsbhf03809 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38395?: CVE-2022-38395 is a high-severity vulnerability in HP Fusion, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-12-12.
How severe is CVE-2022-38395?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.