Red Hat Security Advisory: cups security update
Affects Red Hat cupsSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 13:33 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 24 Jul 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released updated packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 and its variants that fix this vulnerability. Users should apply the available security updates as described in the Red Hat advisory (RHSA-2024:4715) to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
Description
A security vulnerability (CVE-2024-35235) in the Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) allows arbitrary chmod 0140777 operations via the cups daemon's listen functionality. This issue affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 and related variants. Red Hat has issued a security advisory with a moderate severity rating and provided updated packages to address the flaw.