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Cups EUVD-2026-18863

| CVE-2026-27447 MEDIUM
Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
2026-04-03 GitHub_M
Authentication Bypass Cups
4.8
CVSS 3.1 · GitHub Advisory
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GitHub Advisory PRIMARY
4.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
SUSE
MEDIUM
qualitative
Red Hat
6.4 MEDIUM
qualitative

Primary rating from GitHub Advisory.

CVSS VectorGitHub Advisory

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Patch released
Apr 10, 2026 - 08:30 nvd
Patch available
EUVD ID Assigned
Apr 03, 2026 - 21:30 euvd
EUVD-2026-18863
Analysis Generated
Apr 03, 2026 - 21:30 vuln.today
CVE Published
Apr 03, 2026 - 21:11 nvd
MEDIUM 4.8

DescriptionGitHub Advisory

OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. In versions 2.4.16 and prior, CUPS daemon (cupsd) contains an authorization bypass vulnerability due to case-insensitive username comparison during authorization checks. The vulnerability allows an unprivileged user to gain unauthorized access to restricted operations by using a user with a username that differs only in case from an authorized user. At time of publication, there are no publicly available patches.

AnalysisAI

CUPS daemon (cupsd) versions 2.4.16 and earlier authenticate users via case-insensitive username comparison, allowing an authenticated high-privileged user to bypass authorization controls by submitting requests under a username that differs only in case from an authorized user, gaining access to restricted printing operations. No public exploit code has been identified, and patches were not available at the time of initial disclosure, though a upstream commit indicates a fix may have been prepared.

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Risk Assessment This vulnerability presents moderate real-world risk with nuanced exploitation constraints. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario A system administrator with high-level CUPS management credentials logs into a printing server to perform routine maintenance. An attacker who has compromised that administrator's account or social-engineered the administrator into executing a malicious script can craft a CUPS operation request using an alternate-case username variant of an authorized user (e.g., 'ROOT' instead of 'root') to bypass authorization checks and gain access to restricted printing operations or sensitive job queues they should not be able to access. …
Remediation Upgrade to a patched version of CUPS released after the fix commit 88516bf6d9e34cef7a64a704b856b837f70cd220. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.
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Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Medium
Product Status
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 Fixed

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