CVE-2026-12555

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.39% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 33.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.7 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-12.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-08-24 16:00Z2 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-09-03 15:13Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-06-17

Assigning CNA

hp

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.7)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-379Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure PermissionsBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

768c79c0d960a143b1c972ac94d95e811d4bdc94e99742799a4935000d14afa7

• support.hp.comhttps://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_15512340-15512362-16/hpsbpi04124vendor-advisory
• ciphersecuritylabs.comhttps://ciphersecuritylabs.com/papers/rooted-in-trust-breaking-hp-easy-starts-macos-privilege-boundaries/third-party-advisory