CVE-2026-12554
Local privilege escalation in HP Easy Start for macOS (<2.16.7.260722).
Is CVE-2026-12554 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-12554 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.21% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-12554?
CVE-2026-12554 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.5. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-12554?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-12554. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-12554 affect?
CVE-2026-12554 affects HP Easy Start for macOS <2.16.7.260722, macOS workstations using HP printer setup utility. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-12554?
Update HP Easy Start to version 2.16.7.260722 or later immediately.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Local privilege escalation on macOS: attacker or malicious installer can gain elevated (admin/root) privileges via HP Easy Start.
Patch when possible
- affected< 2.16.7.260722
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.