{"id":"CVE-2024-8405","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2024-8405","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T00:52:55.608Z","title":"An arbitrary file creation vulnerability exists in PaperCut NG/MF that only affects Windows servers with Web Print enabled.","description":"An arbitrary file creation vulnerability exists in PaperCut NG/MF that only affects Windows servers with Web Print enabled. This specific flaw exists within the web-print.exe process, which can incorrectly create files that don’t exist when a maliciously formed payload is provided. This can be used to flood disk space and result in a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.\n\nNote: \n\nThis CVE has been split from CVE-2024-4712.","published":"2024-09-26T02:15:03.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T08:22:31.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"eb41dac7-0af8-4f84-9f6d-0272772514f4","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":5.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-77"],"affected":["papercut/papercut mf","papercut/papercut ng"],"epss":{"score":0.00241,"percentile":0.15069,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.24%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/Security-Bulletin-May-2024/","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"eb41dac7-0af8-4f84-9f6d-0272772514f4"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8405","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}