---
id: CVE-2026-12554
title: >-
  Potential security vulnerabilities have been identified in HP Easy Start for
  macOS, versions prior to 2.16.7.260722
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…
severity: none
cwe:
  - CWE-1104
published: '2026-08-24'
updated: '2026-10-12'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-12T15:10:00.207'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12554'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://ciphersecuritylabs.com/papers/rooted-in-trust-breaking-hp-easy-starts-macos-privilege-boundaries/
    label: hp-security-alert@hp.com
  - url: 'https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_15512340-15512362-16/hpsbpi04124'
    label: hp-security-alert@hp.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00296
epssPercentile: 0.20563
ingestedAt: '2026-10-12T15:55:08.122Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.