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.
https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/06/ai_agents_cups_server_rce/
https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/security/advisories/GHSA-4852-v58g-6cwf
Published: 2026-04-03
Updated: 2026-04-16
Base Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: High
Base Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: Medium
EPSS: 0.00038