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CVE-2026-6892: Canon PIXUS iX6800 Series CUPS Printer Driver for macOS · Link Following

Affects Canon PIXUS iX6800 Series CUPS Printer Driver for macOSSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.0 Medium.

Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 19:04 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.0Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 2% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 29 May 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 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Canon Inc.Canon PIXUS iX6800 Series CUPS Printer Driver for macOSAffected
  • =16.91.0.0 or earlier
Fixed in–
Canon Inc.PIXMA MG2500 Series CUPS Printer Driver for macOSAffected
  • =16.91.0.0 or earlier
Fixed in–
Canon Inc.PIXMA iX6800 Series CUPS Printer Driver for macOSAffected
  • =16.91.0.0 or earlier
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Until an official fix is available, restrict local user access to trusted users only and avoid installing or updating the affected printer driver versions from untrusted sources.

Description

Improper handling of symbolic links in the installer of CUPS Printer Driver for macOS(*) may allow a local attacker with login privileges to exploit a specially crafted symbolic link during installation to modify permissions of directories for which they would not normally have authorization.  *:Canon PIXUS iX6800 Series CUPS Printer Driver for macOS Version 16.91.0.0 or earlier (Japan) Canon PIXMA MG2500 Series and iX6800 Series CUPS Printer Driver for macOS Version 16.91.0.0 or earlier (US and Europe)

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