OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. In versions 2.4.16 and prior, CUPS daemon (cupsd) contains an authorization bypass vulnerability due to case-insensitive username comparison during authorization checks. The vulnerability allows an unprivileged user to gain unauthorized access to restricted operations by using a user with a username that differs only in case from an authorized user. At time of publication, there are no publicly available patches.
History

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Openprinting
Openprinting cups
Vendors & Products Openprinting
Openprinting cups

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 04 Apr 2026 01:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-178
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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Description OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. In versions 2.4.16 and prior, CUPS daemon (cupsd) contains an authorization bypass vulnerability due to case-insensitive username comparison during authorization checks. The vulnerability allows an unprivileged user to gain unauthorized access to restricted operations by using a user with a username that differs only in case from an authorized user. At time of publication, there are no publicly available patches.
Title OpenPrinting CUPS: Authorization bypass via case-insensitive group-member lookup
Weaknesses CWE-863
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2026-04-03T21:11:59.734Z

Updated: 2026-04-06T18:50:21.909Z

Reserved: 2026-02-19T17:25:31.100Z

Link: CVE-2026-27447

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-06T18:49:52.294Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-04-03T22:16:25.193

Modified: 2026-04-07T13:20:55.200

Link: CVE-2026-27447

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-04-03T21:11:59Z

Links: CVE-2026-27447 - Bugzilla