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CVE-2026-12555 (GCVE-0-2026-12555)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-24 16:00 – Updated: 2026-08-25 03:56

Title

HP Easy Start for macOS - Security Update

Summary

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.

Severity

7.7 (High)


                        
                          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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-08-24 00:00 UTC

CWE

CWE-379 - Creation of temporary file in directory with insecure permissions

Assigner

hp mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://support.hp.com/in-en/document/ish_1551234…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
HP Inc	HP Easy Start for macOS	Affected: 0 , < 2.16.7.260722 (custom)	guessed

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FKIE_CVE-2026-12555

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-24 16:16 - Updated: 2026-08-25 04:17

Severity

7.7 (High) - 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

Summary

References

	URL	Tags
	hp-security-alert@hp.com	https://support.hp.com/in-en/document/ish_15512340-15512362-16/hpsbpi04124

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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GHSA-9JPQ-GP3P-PV2F

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-24 18:31 – Updated: 2026-08-24 18:31

Details

Severity

7.7 (High)


                  
                    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

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Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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CVE-2026-12555 (GCVE-0-2026-12555)

FKIE_CVE-2026-12555

GHSA-9JPQ-GP3P-PV2F

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