OpenPrinting CUPS: Shared PostScript queue lets anonymous Print-Job requests reach `lp` code execution over the network
Title source: cnaDescription
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.
Exploits (1)
github
WORKING POC
3 stars
by exploitintel · cpoc
https://github.com/exploitintel/eip-pocs-and-cves/tree/main/CVE-2026-34980
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0002
EPSS Percentile
6.3%
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Lab Environment
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (2)
openprinting/cups
< 2.4.16
OpenPrinting/cups
<= 2.4.16
Published
Apr 03, 2026
Tracked Since
Apr 04, 2026