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.
Published: 2026-08-24
Score: 8.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Privilege Escalation
Action: Apply Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

HP Easy Start for macOS contains potential vulnerabilities that may allow a user to gain higher privileges than intended. If exploited, the attacker could perform unauthorized actions on the system, including executing privileged commands or modifying system files.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable installations include any HP Easy Start for macOS product version earlier than 2.16.7.260722. The affected vendor is HP Inc., and the software is used on macOS systems to streamline setup and configuration, so users running these older versions are at risk.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 8.5 classifies the issue as High severity. No EPSS score is currently available, so the immediate likelihood of exploitation cannot be quantified, but the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Based on the description, it is inferred that the attack vector is local, requiring an attacker to have access to the same macOS system where HP Easy Start is installed. Successful exploitation could allow the attacker to elevate privileges and gain unauthorized control over the affected machine.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 24, 2026 at 19:42 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the vendor’s patch to HP Easy Start for macOS (updating to 2.16.7.260722 or later), which fixes the authorization flaw identified as CWE-1104.
  • If an update cannot be applied immediately, remove or uninstall HP Easy Start and disable any automatic launch of the application to reduce the attack surface associated with the authorization weakness.
  • Review the system for residual user accounts or processes from earlier installations and monitor logs or indicators of privilege escalation or anomalous activity.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 24, 2026 at 19:42 UTC.

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History

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Hp Inc
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Vendors & Products Hp Inc
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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-1104
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Subscriptions

Hp Inc Hp Easy Start For Macos
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hp

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-03T15:16:52.890Z

Reserved: 2026-06-17T19:59:48.123Z

Link: CVE-2026-12554

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-27T16:15:21.254Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-08-24T16:16:54.967

Modified: 2026-09-03T16:17:23.247

Link: CVE-2026-12554

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-24T21:10:28Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-1104

    Use of Unmaintained Third Party Components