CVE-2025-1697

A potential security vulnerability has been identified in the HP Touchpoint Analytics Service for certain HP PC products with versions prior to 4.2.2439. This vulnerability could potentially allow a local attacker to escalate privileges. HP is providing software updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability.

Weakness

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

Potential Mitigations

• Follow the principle of least privilege when assigning access rights to entities in a software system.
• Denying access to a file can prevent an attacker from replacing that file with a link to a sensitive file. Ensure good compartmentalization in the system to provide protected areas that can be trusted.

Related Attack Patterns

• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/132.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/17.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/35.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/76.html

References

• https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_12269975-12269997-16/hpsbgn04008