CVE-2026-41079
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CVE-2026-41079 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.4/10 on the CVSS scale. OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. Prior to 2.4.17, a network-adjacent attacker can send a crafted SNMP response to the CUPS SNMP backend that causes an out-of-bounds read of up to 176 bytes past a stack buffer. EPSS estimates a 0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. Prior to 2.4.17, a network-adjacent attacker can send a crafted SNMP response to the CUPS SNMP backend that causes an out-of-bounds read of up to 176 bytes past a stack buffer. The leaked memory is converted from UTF-16 to UTF-8 and stored as printer supply description strings, which are subsequently visible to authenticated users via IPP Get-Printer-Attributes responses and the CUPS web interface. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.4.17.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Openprinting | Cups | < 2.4.17 |
References
- https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/security/advisories/GHSA-6wpw-g8g6-wvrvExploit, Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/security/advisories/GHSA-6wpw-g8g6-wvrvExploit, Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Analyzed
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