CVE-2026-27447 | OpenPrinting CUPS up to 2.4.16 on Linux authorization

VDB-355211 · CVE-2026-27447 · GCVE-0-2026-27447 OPENPRINTING CUPS UP TO 2.4.16 ON LINUX AUTHORIZATION HISTORYDIFFRELATEJSONXMLCTI CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score 4.4 $0-$5k 0.89 Summaryinfo A vulnerability has been found in OpenPrinting CUPS up to 2.4.16 on Linux and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-27447. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Detailsinfo A vulnerability was found in OpenPrinting CUPS up to 2.4.16 on Linux. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-863. The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is: OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. In versions 2.4.16 and prior, CUPS daemon (cupsd) contains an authorization bypass vulnerability due to case-insensitive username comparison during authorization checks. The vulnerability allows an unprivileged user to gain unauthorized access to restricted operations by using a user with a username that differs only in case from an authorized user. At time of publication, there are no publicly available patches. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-27447 since 02/19/2026. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/03/2026). There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Productinfo Type Printing Software Vendor OpenPrinting Name CUPS Version 2.4.0 2.4.1 2.4.2 2.4.3 2.4.4 2.4.5 2.4.6 2.4.7 2.4.8 2.4.9 2.4.10 2.4.11 2.4.12 2.4.13 2.4.14 2.4.15 2.4.16 Website Product: https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/ CPE 2.3info 🔒 🔒 🔒 CPE 2.2info 🔒 🔒 🔒 CVSSv4info VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CVSSv3info VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4 VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4 VulDB Base Score: 4.1 VulDB Temp Score: 4.0 VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA Base Score: 4.8 CNA Vector (GitHub_M): 🔒 CVSSv2info Vector Complexity Authentication Confidentiality Integrity Availability Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock VulDB Base Score: 🔒 VulDB Temp Score: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 Exploitinginfo Class: Authorization CWE: CWE-863 / CWE-285 / CWE-266 CAPEC: 🔒 ATT&CK: 🔒 Physical: No Local: No Remote: Yes Availability: 🔒 Status: Not defined Price Prediction: 🔍 Current Price Estimation: 🔒 0-Day Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Today Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Threat Intelligenceinfo Interest: 🔍 Active Actors: 🔍 Active APT Groups: 🔍 Countermeasuresinfo Recommended: no mitigation known Status: 🔍 0-Day Time: 🔒 Timelineinfo 02/19/2026 CVE reserved 04/03/2026 +42 days Advisory disclosed 04/03/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created 04/03/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update Sourcesinfo Product: github.com Advisory: github.com Status: Not defined CVE: CVE-2026-27447 (🔒) GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-27447 GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-355211 Entryinfo Created: 04/03/2026 23:32 Changes: 04/03/2026 23:32 (62) Complete: 🔍 Cache ID: 99:262:101 Discussion No comments yet. Languages: en. Please log in to comment. ◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸