PaperCut Hive Embedded App for Ricoh: Javascript injection
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
An input validation vulnerability exists in the PaperCut Hive embedded application for Ricoh devices. The application fails to properly sanitize input received during the NFC card reading process before passing it to the application's web view interface. A local attacker with physical access to the device and a specially crafted NFC card or emulator could exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code within the context of the application's user interface. This could result in unauthorized actions or information disclosure.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA PaperCut Hive (PaperCut) Fixed in 2.3.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-11744
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wqwx-h8c4-gmvr
References
More PaperCut vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-56642 PaperCut MF/NG: Unsafe Dynamic Class Loading in Database Connector KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2023-12085 Improper access control in PaperCut NG KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-02373 PaperCut MF/NG 22.0.10 (Build 65996 2023-03-27) - Remote code execution via CSRF KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-56284 PaperCut MF/NG: Authentication Bypass KEVCVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-12086 Improper authentication in PaperCut NG KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-20314 PaperCut NG and PaperCut MF before 22.1.3 on Windows allow path traversal, enabling… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-11744 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-11744 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wqwx-h8c4-gmvr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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