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CVE-2023-27350

99
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-27350 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting PaperCut NG 22.0.5 (Build 63914) and earlier versions of PaperCut NG/MF. This flaw, stemming from improper access control in the SetupCompleted class, allows unauthenticated remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, this vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild, including by ransomware groups like Bl00dy and Iranian hacking groups. Publicly available exploit modules and templates exist, and it has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage due to its severe impact.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 8.0, < 20.1.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:papercut:papercut_mf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 21.0.0, < 21.2.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:papercut:papercut_mf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 22.0.0, < 22.0.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:papercut:papercut_mf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 8.0, < 20.1.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:papercut:papercut_ng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 21.0.0, < 21.2.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:papercut:papercut_ng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
100.00%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
100.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Added to KEV · Apr 21, 2023
Metasploit: PaperCut PaperCutNG Authentication Bypass · Mar 13, 2023
Nuclei: CVE-2023-27350 · Apr 25, 2023
ExploitDB: EDB-51452 · May 23, 2023
This CVE's current EPSS score of 1.0000 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

cisa.gov / known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
US Government Resource
packetstormsecurity.com / files/171982/PaperCut-MF-NG-Authentication-Bypass-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
packetstormsecurity.com / files/172022/PaperCut-NG-MG-22.0.4-Authentication-Bypass.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
packetstormsecurity.com / files/172512/PaperCut-NG-MG-22.0.4-Remote-Code-Execution.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
packetstormsecurity.com / files/172780/PaperCut-PaperCutNG-Authentication-Bypass.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
news.sophos.com / en-us/2023/04/27/increased-exploitation-of-papercut-drawing-blood-around-the-internet
Third Party Advisory
papercut.com / kb/Main/PO-1216-and-PO-1219
Vendor Advisory
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-23-233
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry