CVE-2026-12554: CWE-1104 Use of unmaintained third party components in HP Inc HP Easy Start for macOS
CVE-2026-12554 identifies potential security vulnerabilities in HP Easy Start for macOS versions prior to 2.16.7.260722. These vulnerabilities relate to the use of unmaintained third-party components and may allow escalation of privilege. HP has released updates to mitigate these issues, but explicit patch availability is not confirmed in the provided data.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-12554) concerns HP Easy Start for macOS and involves the use of unmaintained third-party components (CWE-1104). The affected versions are those prior to 2.16.7.260722. The vulnerability may lead to escalation of privilege, as indicated by the CVSS 4.0 score of 8.5 with vector AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N. While HP has announced updates to mitigate these vulnerabilities, no explicit vendor advisory or patch link is provided to confirm patch availability or remediation status.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability may allow an attacker with local access and low privileges to escalate their privileges significantly on the affected system. This could lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system running HP Easy Start for macOS versions prior to 2.16.7.260722.
Mitigation Recommendations
HP has released updates to mitigate these potential vulnerabilities. However, the patch status is not explicitly confirmed in the provided data. Users should update HP Easy Start for macOS to version 2.16.7.260722 or later once available. Check HP's official advisories for the latest remediation guidance.
CVE-2026-12554: CWE-1104 Use of unmaintained third party components in HP Inc HP Easy Start for macOS
Description
CVE-2026-12554 identifies potential security vulnerabilities in HP Easy Start for macOS versions prior to 2.16.7.260722. These vulnerabilities relate to the use of unmaintained third-party components and may allow escalation of privilege. HP has released updates to mitigate these issues, but explicit patch availability is not confirmed in the provided data.
CVSS v4.0
Score 8.5high
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-12554) concerns HP Easy Start for macOS and involves the use of unmaintained third-party components (CWE-1104). The affected versions are those prior to 2.16.7.260722. The vulnerability may lead to escalation of privilege, as indicated by the CVSS 4.0 score of 8.5 with vector AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N. While HP has announced updates to mitigate these vulnerabilities, no explicit vendor advisory or patch link is provided to confirm patch availability or remediation status.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability may allow an attacker with local access and low privileges to escalate their privileges significantly on the affected system. This could lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system running HP Easy Start for macOS versions prior to 2.16.7.260722.
Mitigation Recommendations
HP has released updates to mitigate these potential vulnerabilities. However, the patch status is not explicitly confirmed in the provided data. Users should update HP Easy Start for macOS to version 2.16.7.260722 or later once available. Check HP's official advisories for the latest remediation guidance.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- hp
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-17T19:59:48.123Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a8c6c5aacd9273b49cc545d
Added to database: 08/24/2026, 16:07:54 UTC
Last enriched: 08/24/2026, 16:22:18 UTC
Last updated: 08/24/2026, 16:40:57 UTC
Views: 6
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