Incorrect Authorization Affecting OpenPrinting/cups package, versions [0, 2.4.17)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
0.32% (24th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-OPENPRINTINGCUPS-15924382
  • published7 Apr 2026
  • disclosed3 Apr 2026
  • creditAriel Silver

Introduced: 3 Apr 2026

CVE-2026-27447  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-863  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade OpenPrinting/cups to version 2.4.17 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization due to the case-insensitive group-member lookup. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to restricted operations by supplying a username that differs only in case from an authorized user during authorization checks.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1