CVE-2026-27447
Publication date 6 April 2026
Last updated 6 April 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| cups | 25.10 questing |
Needs evaluation
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
4.8 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | High |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | Low |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N |