Cups: Prior to 2.4.20, the backend/ipp.c quote_string() function preserves carriage-return and line-feed characters in
Affects cupsSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 3.3 Low · fixed in 2.4.20 : update cups when convenient.
Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 22:28 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 2.4.20
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 15 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 26.10cupspkg:deb/ubuntu/cups?arch=source&distro=stonkingOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 26.04 LTScupspkg:deb/ubuntu/cups?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 24.04 LTScupspkg:deb/ubuntu/cups?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 22.04 LTScupspkg:deb/ubuntu/cups?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTScupspkg:deb/ubuntu/cups?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/focalOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTScupspkg:deb/ubuntu/cups?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionicOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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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 backend/ipp.c quote_string() function preserves carriage-return and line-feed characters in a remote printer-controlled marker-message before report_attr() writes the value to the scheduler status stream. The scheduler can parse an injected newline as a separate PPD: control line and persist an attacker-selected PPD keyword. The reporter demonstrated that a later print job on a Foomatic-backed queue could consume an injected FoomaticRIPCommandLine value and execute in the filter context as lp. This issue is fixed in version 2.4.20.