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HP Easy Start EUVDEUVD-2026-64949

| CVE-2026-12555 HIGH
Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions (CWE-379)
2026-08-24 hp-security-alert@hp.com GHSA-9jpq-gp3p-pv2f
Privilege Escalation Apple HP
7.7
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: hp
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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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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7.0 HIGH

CWE-379 is a local filesystem attack; AV:L overrides vendor AV:N as inconsistent; AC:H reflects race condition timing requirement indicated by AT:P.

3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (hp).

CVSS VectorVendor: hp

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Patch available
Aug 24, 2026 - 17:02 EUVD
Analysis Generated
Aug 24, 2026 - 16:31 vuln.today
CVE Published
Aug 24, 2026 - 16:16 cve.org
HIGH 7.7

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

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Privilege escalation in HP Easy Start for macOS (versions prior to 2.16.7.260722) allows low-privileged local users to gain elevated system access through insecure temporary file handling, classified under CWE-379. HP has released version 2.16.7.260722 to address these vulnerabilities, as detailed in advisory HPSBPI04124. …

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Exploitation Exploitation requires a low-privileged local user account on a macOS system with HP Easy Start prior to version 2.16.7.260722 installed. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The vendor-assigned CVSS 4.0 score is 7.7 with vector AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
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Remediation Update HP Easy Start to version 2.16.7.260722 or later as documented in HP security bulletin HPSBPI04124 (https://support.hp.com/in-en/document/ish_15512340-15512362-16/hpsbpi04124). … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.
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Within 24 hours, identify all macOS systems running HP Easy Start versions prior to 2.16.7.260722 and notify affected users of the security update requirement. …

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