Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-82346 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-82346 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-82346?
- Informational severity, published 31 August 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Hp ImageDiags prior to 5.0.0.36.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-82346?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-82346 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-82346?
- Check whether you run Hp ImageDiags at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
The vulnerability is a privilege escalation flaw caused by insufficient access controls in HP ImageDiags. It requires local access to the affected system to exploit. A local attacker can leverage improper permission handling to escalate their privileges and gain administrative control. The vulnerability affects all versions prior to 5.0.0.36, and a patch is available in version 5.0.0.36 and later. No evidence of active exploitation in the wild has been reported.
Affected products
- HP ImageDiags prior to 5.0.0.36
Timeline
- 2026-08-31: disclosed