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PaperCut MF < 24.1.9 / 25.x < 25.0.10 Race Condition (CVE-2026-6180)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 313099
Synopsis
PaperCut MF installed on the remote Windows host is affected by a race condition vulnerability.Description
The version of PaperCut MF installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 24.1.9 or 25.x prior to 25.0.10. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability:- A race condition exists in PaperCut NG/MF when processing badge-swipe data from certain HP multifunction devices.
Under specific network conditions involving dropped packets and out-of-order sequence counters, the server may incorrectly process fragmented data chunks, leading to the registration of a truncated badge ID string. In environments utilizing custom badge-ID post-processing scripts, the truncated string may be transformed into a valid ID belonging to a different user, leading to unauthorized session establishment. (CVE-2026-6180)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to PaperCut MF version 24.1.9, 25.0.10, or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 313099
File Name: papercut_mf_25_0_10_cve-2026-6180.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 5/7/2026
Updated: 5/7/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-6180
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.6
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.1
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:papercut:papercut_mf
Required KB Items: installed_sw/PaperCut MF, SMB/Registry/Enumerated
Patch Publication Date: 5/5/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/5/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-6180