Vulnerability in HP, Inc. HP Hotkey Support Software

CVE-2025-43490

A potential security vulnerability has been identified in the HPAudioAnalytics service included in the HP Hotkey Support software, which might allow escalation of privilege. HP is releasing software updates to mitigate the potential vulnerability.

Published · last modified .

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (5.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 5th percentile — 5.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-43490: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-43490?
CVE-2025-43490 is a vulnerability in HP, Inc. HP Hotkey Support Software, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. Published 2025-08-15.
Is CVE-2025-43490 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.