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CVE-2024-4712

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2024-4712 is an arbitrary file creation vulnerability in PaperCut NG/MF, specifically affecting Windows servers with Web Print enabled. This flaw within the image-handler process allows for the creation of non-existent files via a malicious payload, leading to potential local privilege escalation. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High) due to its low attack complexity and low privileges required, reflecting a worst-case scenario where standard users have local login access. There is currently no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 23.0.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:papercut:papercut_mf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 23.0.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:papercut:papercut_ng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.41%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
33.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0041 is in the 73rd percentile among its peer group of 17,070 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 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 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

papercut.com / kb/Main/security-bulletin-may-2024
Vendor Advisory
papercut.com / kb/Main/Security-Bulletin-May-2024
Vendor Advisory