CVE-2026-41079VulnerabilityPublished 24 Apr 2026Updated 21 Jul 2026

Prior to 2.4.17, a network-adjacent attacker can send a crafted SNMP response to the CUPS SNMP backend that causes an

Affects cupsSource GCVE Database

Authoritative record:CVE-2026-41079· Medium 4.3

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.3 Medium · fixed in 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.20 : update cups when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

4.3Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 34% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.20, 2.4.7-1.2ubuntu7.13, 2.4.12-0ubuntu3.9 +1

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector: Adjacent
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Adjacent: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack, but the attack is limited at the protocol level to a logically adjacent topology. This can mean an attack must be launched from the same shared physical (e.g., Bluetooth or IEEE 802.11) or logical (e.g., local IP subnet) network, or from within a secure or otherwise limited administrative domain (e.g., MPLS, secure VPN to an administrative network zone).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the impacted component.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 24 Apr 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.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Patches and advisories

ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8405-1 (opens in a new tab)

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Ubuntu 26.04 LTScups`pkg:deb/ubuntu/cups?arch=source&distro=resolute`Other threats	Affected <2.4.16-1ubuntu1.2	Fixed in 2.4.16-1ubuntu1.2
Ubuntu 25.10cups`pkg:deb/ubuntu/cups?arch=source&distro=questing`Other threats	Affected <2.4.12-0ubuntu3.9	Fixed in 2.4.12-0ubuntu3.9
Ubuntu 24.04 LTScups`pkg:deb/ubuntu/cups?arch=source&distro=noble`Other threats	Affected <2.4.7-1.2ubuntu7.13	Fixed in 2.4.7-1.2ubuntu7.13
Ubuntu 22.04 LTScups`pkg:deb/ubuntu/cups?arch=source&distro=jammy`Other threats	Affected <2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.20	Fixed in 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.20
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTScups`pkg:deb/ubuntu/cups?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/focal`Other threats	Affected 2.2.12-2ubuntu1 – 2.3.1-9ubuntu1.9+esm4 21 affected builds	Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTScups`pkg:deb/ubuntu/cups?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic`Other threats	Affected 2.2.4-7ubuntu2 – 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10+esm10 27 affected builds	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 2.4.17, a network-adjacent attacker can send a crafted SNMP response to the CUPS SNMP backend that causes an out-of-bounds read of up to 176 bytes past a stack buffer. The leaked memory is converted from UTF-16 to UTF-8 and stored as printer supply description strings, which are subsequently visible to authenticated users via IPP Get-Printer-Attributes responses and the CUPS web interface. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.4.17.

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