Description
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.
Published: 2026-09-24
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Thu, 24 Sep 2026 05:30:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title PaperCut NG/MF: Remote Code Execution via Scripting Subsystem
Weaknesses CWE-94
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': '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'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: PaperCut

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-24T05:17:40.276Z

Reserved: 2026-07-05T05:53:18.115Z

Link: CVE-2026-14780

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-24T06:17:00.567

Modified: 2026-09-24T06:17:00.567

Link: CVE-2026-14780

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Updated: 2026-09-24T07:00:13Z

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