Description
An improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory (path traversal) vulnerability in the Scan-to-Fax component of PaperCut NG and PaperCut MF allows an authenticated administrator to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying host via crafted fax provider settings.
Published: 2026-09-24
Score: 7.3 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
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Thu, 24 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000

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Description An improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory (path traversal) vulnerability in the Scan-to-Fax component of PaperCut NG and PaperCut MF allows an authenticated administrator to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying host via crafted fax provider settings.
Title PaperCut NG/MF: Remote Code Execution via Scan2Fax
Weaknesses CWE-22
CWE-78
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}

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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: PaperCut

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-24T06:43:35.197Z

Reserved: 2026-08-28T00:13:21.684Z

Link: CVE-2026-82077

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-24T07:16:33.457

Modified: 2026-09-24T07:16:33.457

Link: CVE-2026-82077

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