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CVE-2023-24805

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-24805 is a remote code execution vulnerability in cups-filters, affecting various Linux distributions, including Debian and Fedora, when using the Backend Error Handler (beh) for network printers. An attacker with network access to the print server can inject system commands due to unsanitized user-controlled values in the 'cmdline' variable. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), indicating a low attack complexity and severe impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploits, Metasploit modules, or public exploit code are currently available, and community discussion is minimal, users are advised to upgrade and restrict network printer access.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:2.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:2.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.70%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0370 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 17,844 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (10)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: cups-filters-0:1.20.0-29.el8_8.2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: cups-filters-0:1.20.0-18.el8_1.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update SupportFixed in: cups-filters-0:1.20.0-19.el8_2.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update ServiceFixed in: cups-filters-0:1.20.0-19.el8_2.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: cups-filters-0:1.20.0-19.el8_2.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update SupportFixed in: cups-filters-0:1.20.0-24.el8_4.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update SupportFixed in: cups-filters-0:1.20.0-27.el8_6.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: cups-filters-0:1.28.7-11.el9_2.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update SupportFixed in: cups-filters-0:1.28.7-10.el9_0.1
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2023-24805Important

cups-filters: remote code execution in cups-filters, beh CUPS backend

May 17, 2023

References

github.com / OpenPrinting/cups-filters/commit/8f274035756c04efeb77eb654e9d4c4447287d65
Patch
github.com / OpenPrinting/cups-filters/security/advisories/GHSA-gpxc-v2m8-fr3x
ExploitVendor Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00021.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/[email protected]/message/KL2SJMZQ5T5JIH3PMQ2CGCY5TUUE255Y
Mailing ListRelease Notes
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/[email protected]/message/YNCGL2ZTAS2GFF23QFT55UFWIDMI4ZJK
Mailing ListRelease Notes
security.gentoo.org / glsa/202401-06
debian.org / security/2023/dsa-5407
Third Party Advisory