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CVE-2026-34980

MEDIUM
7.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. In versions 2.4.16 and prior, in a network-exposed cupsd with a shared target queue, an unauthorized client can send a Print-Job to that shared PostScript queue without authentication. The server accepts a page-border value supplied as textWithoutLanguage, preserves an embedded newline through option escaping and reparse, and then reparses the resulting second-line PPD: text as a trusted scheduler control record. A follow-up raw print job can therefore make the server execute an attacker-chosen existing binary such as /usr/bin/vim as lp. At time of publication, there are no publicly available patches.

How to fix

Remediation Available
cupsDebian
Fixed in:2.4.17-1CVE-2026-34980
cupsRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:main@srcRHSA-2026:8814
Fixed in:main@x86_64RHSA-2026:8814
Fixed in:main@noarchRHSA-2026:8814
Fixed in:main@aarch64RHSA-2026:8814
cupsRocky
Fixed in:main@aarch64RHSA-2026:8814
Fixed in:main@srcRHSA-2026:8814
Fixed in:main@x86_64RHSA-2026:8814
Fixed in:main@noarchRHSA-2026:8814
cupsUbuntu
Fixed in:2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.20USN-8405-1
Fixed in:2.4.7-1.2ubuntu7.13USN-8405-1
Fixed in:2.4.12-0ubuntu3.9USN-8405-1
cups-daemonUbuntu
Fixed in:2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.20USN-8405-1
Fixed in:2.4.7-1.2ubuntu7.13USN-8405-1
Fixed in:2.4.12-0ubuntu3.9USN-8405-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorAdjacent
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.50%probability of exploitation in 30 days
39thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 39% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.