HP Web Jetadmin DLL Hijacking Allows Unauth File RW
CVE-2026-12553 Published on August 17, 2026
HP Web Jetadmin (WJA) - Potential Arbitrary File Read/Write
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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-12553 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Memory Corruption Vulnerability?
The software writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Typically, this can result in corruption of data, a crash, or code execution. The software may modify an index or perform pointer arithmetic that references a memory location that is outside of the boundaries of the buffer. A subsequent write operation then produces undefined or unexpected results.
CVE-2026-12553 has been classified to as a Memory Corruption vulnerability or weakness.
Affected Versions
HP Inc. Web Jetadmin:- Before <10.6 is affected.