CVE-2026-12556HP Easy Start for macOS - Security Update
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Potential security vulnerabilities have been identified in HP Easy Start for macOS, versions prior to 2.16.7.260722. These potential vulnerabilities may lead to escalation of privilege. HP is releasing updates to mitigate these potential vulnerabilities.
- CVSS
- 7.7 HIGH (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-319
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- hp
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Sep 3, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
HP Inc HP Easy Start for macOS hp:easy_start_for_macos (from the name) | before <2.16.7.260722 | CNA record |
References
- https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_15512340-15512362-16/hpsbpi04124vendor-advisory
- https://ciphersecuritylabs.com/papers/rooted-in-trust-breaking-hp-easy-starts-macos-privilege-boundaries/third-party-advisory
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
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