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CVE-2026-1585: Canon IJ Scan Utility · Unquoted Search Path or Element

Affects Canon IJ Scan UtilitySource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.4 High.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.4High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 3% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 26 Feb 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Canon Inc.IJ Scan UtilityAffected
  • >=1.1.2 <=1.5.0
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2026-1585, organizations should take the following specific actions: 1) Restrict local administrative access to only trusted personnel to reduce the risk of local privilege escalation. 2) Audit and review the service executable paths for the IJ Scan Utility and other Windows services to ensure paths are properly quoted and do not contain spaces that could be exploited. 3) Implement application whitelisting to prevent unauthorized executables from running in directories searched by Windows services. 4) Monitor file system locations referenced in the service path for unauthorized or suspicious files that could be used to exploit the unquoted path. 5) Employ endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to detect anomalous process executions and privilege escalations. 6) Once Canon releases patches or updated versions addressing this vulnerability, apply them promptly. 7) Educate IT staff and users about the risks of local privilege escalation and enforce least privilege principles. 8) Consider isolating or limiting the use of the IJ Scan Utility on critical systems until a patch is available. These measures go beyond generic advice by focusing on service path validation, local access controls, and proactive monitoring specific to this vulnerability.

Description

An unquoted Windows service executable path vulnerability in IJ Scan Utility for Windows versions 1.1.2 through 1.5.0 may allow a local attacker to execute a malicious file with the privileges of the affected service.

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