CVE-2025-61915

OpenPrinting CUPS vulnerable to stack based out-of-bound write

Published Nov 29, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. Prior to version 2.4.15, a user in the lpadmin group can use the cups web ui to change the config and insert a malicious line. Then the cupsd process which runs as root will parse the new config and cause an out-of-bound write. This issue has been patched in version 2.4.15.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7897-1 CUPS vulnerability
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Opengroup
Opengroup unix
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openprinting:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opengroup:unix:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Opengroup
Opengroup unix
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Openprinting
Openprinting cups
Vendors & Products Openprinting
Openprinting cups
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. Prior to version 2.4.15, a user in the lpadmin group can use the cups web ui to change the config and insert a malicious line. Then the cupsd process which runs as root will parse the new config and cause an out-of-bound write. This issue has been patched in version 2.4.15.
Title OpenPrinting CUPS vulnerable to stack based out-of-bound write
Weaknesses CWE-124
CWE-129
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Dec 3, 2025, 3:52 PM
Reserved
Oct 3, 2025, 10:21 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Nov 29, 2025, 3:15 AM
Modified
Oct 7, 2026, 8:10 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Nov 28, 2025, 12:00 AM