CVE-2026-12556 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

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Solution

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Workaround

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References

Link	Providers
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_15512340-15512362-16/hpsbpi04124

History

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
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.
Title		HP Easy Start for macOS - Security Update
Weaknesses		CWE-319
References		https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_15512340-15512362-16/hpsbpi04124
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 7.7, 'vector': '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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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hp

Published: 2026-08-24T16:01:58.193Z

Updated: 2026-08-24T16:01:58.193Z

Reserved: 2026-06-17T19:59:50.415Z

Link: CVE-2026-12556

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-24T16:16:55.263

Modified: 2026-08-24T16:16:55.263

Link: CVE-2026-12556

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Weaknesses

CWE-319

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