Description
OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. Prior to 2.4.20, the cupsdCreateJob option-string builder in scheduler/job.c maps attacker-controlled destination-uri and pre-dial-string values from a configured fax queue to the phone and faxPrefix options. Unlike ordinary IPP job attributes, these mapped fax values bypass the control-character sanitizer and are copied directly into the filter options argument. A user permitted to submit a job can therefore inject control characters into the downstream option stream. The reporter states that a downstream fax filter passing these values to a shell or modem command could execute code as lp, while the maintainer states that CUPS has no confidentiality or integrity impact because the only known code-executing filter is optional Foomatic and addressed separately, leaving possible disruption of the affected queue. This issue is fixed in version 2.4.20.
Published: 2026-10-15
Score: 2.5 Low
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
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Thu, 15 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 15 Oct 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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Description OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. Prior to 2.4.20, the cupsdCreateJob option-string builder in scheduler/job.c maps attacker-controlled destination-uri and pre-dial-string values from a configured fax queue to the phone and faxPrefix options. Unlike ordinary IPP job attributes, these mapped fax values bypass the control-character sanitizer and are copied directly into the filter options argument. A user permitted to submit a job can therefore inject control characters into the downstream option stream. The reporter states that a downstream fax filter passing these values to a shell or modem command could execute code as lp, while the maintainer states that CUPS has no confidentiality or integrity impact because the only known code-executing filter is optional Foomatic and addressed separately, leaving possible disruption of the affected queue. This issue is fixed in version 2.4.20.
Title CUPS fax option values bypass the CVE-2026-34980 control-character sanitizer (incomplete fix)
Weaknesses CWE-150
CWE-93
CWE-94
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 2.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-15T17:49:26.673Z

Reserved: 2026-06-16T22:10:37.608Z

Link: CVE-2026-55467

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-15T17:49:18.871Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-15T18:17:27.833

Modified: 2026-10-15T18:17:27.833

Link: CVE-2026-55467

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-150

    Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences

  • CWE-93

    Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection')

  • CWE-94

    Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')