CVE-2026-82077

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Description

An improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory (path traversal) vulnerability in the Scan-to-Fax component of PaperCut NG and PaperCut MF allows an authenticated administrator to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying host via crafted fax provider settings.

Overview

State: PUBLISHED
Assigner (CNA): PaperCut
CVSS severity: HIGH
CVSS score: 7.3 / 10
CVSS vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
Effective score: 7.3 / 10 HIGH source: CNA overview
CWE(s): CWE-22, CWE-78
Reserved: 2026-08-28
Published: 2026-09-24 06:43 UTC
Last updated: 2026-09-24 12:45 UTC
Source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/82xxx/CVE-2026-82077.json
Linked Threat: CVE-2026-82077 — PaperCut NG/MF: Remote Code Execution via Scan2Fax

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Versions	Platforms
PaperCut	PaperCut NG/MF	`0` (affected), `26.0.0` (affected)	—

Vendor references (1)

References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.

https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/security-bulletin-sep-2026/

Web references (0)

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Raw JSON

The full cvelistV5 record. Download as CVE-2026-82077.json.

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