CUPS fax option values bypass the CVE-2026-34980 control-character sanitizer (incomplete fix)
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| OpenPrinting | cups | affected |
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| Openprinting | Cups |
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No CVSS v4.0
No CVSS v3.0
No CVSS v2
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.182% probability within 30 days)
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:openprinting:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| First Time appeared |
Openprinting
Openprinting cups |
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| Vendors & Products |
Openprinting
Openprinting cups |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-88 | |
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ssvc
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| Description | OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. Prior to 2.4.20, the cupsdCreateJob option-string builder in scheduler/job.c maps attacker-controlled destination-uri and pre-dial-string values from a configured fax queue to the phone and faxPrefix options. Unlike ordinary IPP job attributes, these mapped fax values bypass the control-character sanitizer and are copied directly into the filter options argument. A user permitted to submit a job can therefore inject control characters into the downstream option stream. The reporter states that a downstream fax filter passing these values to a shell or modem command could execute code as lp, while the maintainer states that CUPS has no confidentiality or integrity impact because the only known code-executing filter is optional Foomatic and addressed separately, leaving possible disruption of the affected queue. This issue is fixed in version 2.4.20. | |
| Title | CUPS fax option values bypass the CVE-2026-34980 control-character sanitizer (incomplete fix) | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-150 CWE-93 CWE-94 |
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cvssV3_1
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