Medium severity4.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 3, 2026· Updated Apr 22, 2026
CVE-2026-27447
CVE-2026-27447
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.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:openprinting:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:openprinting:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.4.16
- (no CPE)range: <=2.4.16
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