Incorrect authorization in cups
Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-863Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
cups (Common Unix Printing System) 'Listen localhost:631' option not honored correctly which could provide unauthorized access to the system
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02067 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cups | cups | up to 1.7.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- cups Vendorcups Affected up to 1.7.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.5.4-1.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.5.4-1.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-6094
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h5wh-487c-mrjg
References
More cups vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-01053 The add_job function in scheduler/ipp.c in cupsd in CUPS before 2.0.3 performs incorrect… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2007-04211 Off-by-one error in the ippReadIO function in cups/ipp.c in CUPS 1.3.3 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2008-00848 Double free vulnerability in the process_browse_data function in CUPS 1.3.5 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2008-00038 Heap-based buffer overflow in the cgiCompileSearch function in CUPS 1.3.5, and other… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2014-06781 The browsing feature in the server in CUPS does not filter ANSI escape sequences from… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-04829 AppArmor cupsd Sandbox Bypass Due to Use of Hard Links CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2012-6094 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-6094 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h5wh-487c-mrjg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-6094 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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