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CVE-2023-39143

84
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-39143 is a critical path traversal vulnerability affecting PaperCut NG and MF versions prior to 22.1.3 on Windows, allowing unauthenticated attackers to upload, read, or delete arbitrary files. This flaw can lead to remote code execution (RCE) when external device integration is enabled, a common configuration. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction. While not yet listed in CISA KEV, Nuclei templates exist for detection, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating a high potential for future exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 22.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:papercut:papercut_mf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 22.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:papercut:papercut_ng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/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
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
78.09%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2023-39143 · Aug 6, 2023
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.7809 is in the 98th 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

horizon3.ai / cve-2023-39143-papercut-path-traversal-file-upload-rce-vulnerability
ExploitThird Party Advisory
papercut.com / kb/Main/securitybulletinjuly2023
Vendor Advisory