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CVE-2026-12555

HP Easy Start for macOS - Security Update

HIGH
7.7
CVSS Score
Published: August 24, 2026 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: October 12, 2026 at 03:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorEasy Start

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Severity
HIGH7.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Easy Start· HP
90%
0 ≤ v < 2.16.7.2607220
Affected range stops below 2.16.7.260722, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (3)

Source: cverecord
https://support.hp.com/in-en/document/ish_15512340-15512362-16/hpsbpi04124
Vendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_15512340-15512362-16/hpsbpi04124
Third Party Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://ciphersecuritylabs.com/papers/rooted-in-trust-breaking-hp-easy-starts-macos-privilege-boundaries/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.7HIGHhp
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-379

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