CVE-2026-14780 (GCVE-0-2026-14780)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-24 05:17 – Updated: 2026-09-24 05:17
VLAI
Title
PaperCut NG/MF: Remote Code Execution via Scripting Subsystem
Summary
A vulnerability exists in the PaperCut NG/MF platform's device-scripting functionality due to insufficient sanitization and access restrictions within the embedded execution engine. An authenticated user with administrative access to the management interface can supply a malicious script that escapes the runtime sandbox. A successful execution enables an attacker to run unauthorized operating system commands with administrative privileges on the host operating system.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
PaperCut PaperCut NG/MF Affected: 0 , < 25.0.12 (semver)
Affected: 26.0.0 , < 26.0.2 (semver)
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Credits
Mark Fox <mark.fox@blacklanternsecurity.com>
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