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CVE-2026-61702

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3 · Analyzed

Published: 2026-10-15 · Updated: 2026-10-20 · Source: NVD

Stored catalog record

Source record retrieved 2026-10-28T10:22:44.720776+00:00. Scheduled imports handle updates; this page does not assert that the provider was queried just now.

Vulnerability overview

OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. Prior to 2.4.20, copy_banner() in scheduler/ipp.c uses the attacker-controlled IPP attributes-natural-language value as a directory component beneath DataDir/banners when processing a job-sheets banner. The job-sheets value must first match a registered banner basename, and the traversed path must contain a matching reachable basename; selecting an arbitrary target as demonstrated additionally requires pre-positioned path state such as a symlink with that basename. Subject to the scheduler's filesystem and sandbox access, path separators in the language value can escape the intended banner directory, make the root scheduler open the reachable file, and copy its bytes into a job-sheet spool object that a configured backend can deliver to an attacker-observable endpoint. This issue is fixed in version 2.4.20.

Patch review priority

Assess exposure and vendor guidance

  • No higher-priority signal is available in the current stored evidence.

FIRST EPSS: 0.42% · percentile 36.5 · score date 2026-10-27.

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Severity and scoring

CVSS score
5.3 · MEDIUM
CVSS version
3.1
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-22

CVSS measures technical severity; it does not establish whether this vulnerability is being exploited in your environment.

Known exploitation and remediation

Not listed in the CISA catalog retrieved for this record. This does not establish that exploitation has not occurred.

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Affected products and versions

  • cpe:2.3:a:openprinting:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    Before (exclusive): 2.4.20

These are NVD CPE applicability entries. Some products depend on configuration conditions; consult the official record to confirm applicability.

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