Critical severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 28, 2026
CVE-2026-82078
CVE-2026-82078
Description
An unsafe dynamic class loading vulnerability exists in the database connection utilities of PaperCut MF and PaperCut NG. The application instantiates database driver classes based on configurable driver names without validating against an allowlist of approved drivers. If an attacker can manipulate system configuration parameters, this enables the execution of arbitrary Java bytecode residing on the application classpath under the security context of the PaperCut server process.
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References
1News mentions
2- PaperCut warns of hackers using printer management software flaw in attacksThe Record · Aug 28, 2026
- PaperCut NG/MF Critical Zero-Day Exploited in the WildRapid7 Blog · Aug 28, 2026