CVE-2025-61915 describes an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in OpenPrinting CUPS, an open-source printing system for Unix-like operating systems, affecting versions prior to 2.4.15. A highly privileged user (lpadmin group) can exploit this by injecting a malicious line into the CUPS configuration via the web UI, leading to the root-privileged cupsd process parsing the malformed config. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.7 (Medium), indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with local access and low attack complexity required. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.4.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openprinting:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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