CVE-2025-10576: HP Sound Research · CWE-266
Affects HP Sound ResearchSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.5 High.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 2% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 15 Oct 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.
What to do
AI-suggested
To mitigate CVE-2025-10576, organizations should take the following specific actions: 1) Monitor HP's official security bulletins and promptly apply the updated audio packages once released to patch the vulnerability. 2) Restrict local access to affected HP systems by enforcing strict access controls and limiting the number of users with physical or remote local access. 3) Implement application whitelisting and endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to detect and prevent unauthorized privilege escalation attempts. 4) Conduct regular audits of user privileges and remove unnecessary local accounts or reduce their privileges to the minimum necessary. 5) Use system hardening best practices, such as disabling unused services and drivers, to reduce the attack surface. 6) Employ network segmentation to limit the potential lateral movement of an attacker who gains elevated privileges on one system. 7) Educate IT staff and users about the risks of privilege escalation vulnerabilities and the importance of applying security updates promptly. These measures, combined with timely patching, will significantly reduce the risk posed by this vulnerability.
Description
Potential vulnerabilities have been identified in the audio package for certain HP PC products using the Sound Research SECOMN64 driver, which might allow escalation of privilege. HP is releasing updated audio packages to mitigate the potential vulnerabilities.