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CVE-2023-6006: This vulnerability potentially allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of PaperCut NG. An attacker must have local write access to the C Drive. In addition, Print Ar...

CVE-2023-6006 · published 2 years ago
Summary

This vulnerability potentially allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of PaperCut NG. An attacker must have local write access to the C Drive. In addition, Print Archiving must be enabled or the attacker needs to encounter a misconfigured system. This vulnerability d...

What to do
  • Update papercut papercut_mf to version 23.0.1 or later.
  • Update papercut papercut_ng to version 23.0.1 or later.
Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
papercut papercut_mf < 23.0.1
cpe:2.3:a:papercut:papercut_mf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
papercut papercut_ng < 23.0.1
cpe:2.3:a:papercut:papercut_ng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
This vulnerability potentially allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of PaperCut NG. An attacker must have local write access to the C Drive. In addition, Print Ar...
This vulnerability potentially allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of PaperCut NG. An attacker must have local write access to the C Drive. In addition, Print Archiving must be enabled or the attacker needs to encounter a misconfigured system. This vulnerability does not apply to PaperCut NG installs that have Print Archiving enabled and configured as per the recommended set up procedure. This specific flaw exists within the pc-pdl-to-image process. The process loads an executable from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM

Note: This CVE has been rescored with a "Privileges Required (PR)" rating of low, and “Attack Complexity (AC)” rating of low, reflecting the worst-case scenario where an Administrator has granted local login access to standard network users on the host server.
Fix within
Internet-facing 14 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit
  • Gives an attacker full control
Severity
6.7 Medium
Exploitation
<1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-250Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
Timeline
Published14 Nov 2023
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2023-6006 · NVD
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