---
id: CVE-2020-6917
title: >-
  Potential security vulnerabilities including compromise of integrity, and
  allowed communication with untrusted clients has been identified in HP Support
  Assistant software.
summary: >-
  Potential security vulnerabilities including compromise of integrity, and
  allowed communication with untrusted clients has been identified in HP Support
  Assistant software.
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
vendor: hp
product: support_assistant
affected:
  - support_assistant < 9.11
patched:
  - support_assistant 9.11
published: '2022-02-16'
updated: '2026-10-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-08T22:17:02.303'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6917'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2022/MNDT-2022-0030/MNDT-2022-0030.md
    label: hp-security-alert@hp.com
  - url: 'https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_5585999-5586023-16'
    label: hp-security-alert@hp.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2022/MNDT-2022-0030/MNDT-2022-0030.md
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_5585999-5586023-16'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00865
epssPercentile: 0.57378
ingestedAt: '2026-10-08T23:16:47.331Z'
---

## Overview

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

## Affected

- `support_assistant < 9.11`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `support_assistant 9.11`