CVE-2026-27447

OpenPrinting CUPS: Authorization bypass via case-insensitive group-member lookup

Published Apr 3, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. In versions 2.4.16 and prior, CUPS daemon (cupsd) contains an authorization bypass vulnerability due to case-insensitive username comparison during authorization checks. The vulnerability allows an unprivileged user to gain unauthorized access to restricted operations by using a user with a username that differs only in case from an authorized user. At time of publication, there are no publicly available patches.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8405-1 CUPS vulnerabilities
History
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openprinting:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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First Time appeared Openprinting
Openprinting cups
Vendors & Products Openprinting
Openprinting cups
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Metrics ssvc

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

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Description OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. In versions 2.4.16 and prior, CUPS daemon (cupsd) contains an authorization bypass vulnerability due to case-insensitive username comparison during authorization checks. The vulnerability allows an unprivileged user to gain unauthorized access to restricted operations by using a user with a username that differs only in case from an authorized user. At time of publication, there are no publicly available patches.
Title OpenPrinting CUPS: Authorization bypass via case-insensitive group-member lookup
Weaknesses CWE-863
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Apr 6, 2026, 6:50 PM
Reserved
Feb 19, 2026, 5:25 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 3, 2026, 10:16 PM
Modified
Jul 24, 2026, 10:10 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 3, 2026, 9:11 PM