VDB-391387 · CVE-2026-12553 · GCVE-0-2026-12553

HP Web Jetadmin up to 10.5 uncontrolled search path

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6.7	$0-$5k	0.62

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in HP Web Jetadmin up to 10.5 and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-12553. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in HP Web Jetadmin up to 10.5 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-427. The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

HP has identified a potential vulnerability in HP Web Jetadmin (WJA) that may allow an unauthenticated actor to read from or write to arbitrary files through a DLL hijacking mechanism.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.hp.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-12553 since 06/17/2026. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/17/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1574 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 10.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Name

Web Jetadmin

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.hp.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Temp Score: 6.7
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uncontrolled search path
CWE: CWE-427 / CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Web Jetadmin 10.6

Timelineinfo

06/17/2026 CVE reserved
08/17/2026 +61 days Advisory disclosed
08/17/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/17/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: support.hp.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-12553 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-12553
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-391387

Entryinfo

Created: 08/17/2026 20:38
Changes: 08/17/2026 20:38 (66)
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Cache ID: 216::103