{"id":"CVE-2026-6892","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-6892","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T06:13:25.133Z","title":"Improper handling of symbolic links in the installer of CUPS Printer Driver for macOS(*) may allow a local attacker with login privileges to exploit a specially crafted symbolic link during installation to modify permissions of directories for which…","description":"Improper handling of symbolic links in the installer of CUPS Printer Driver for macOS(*) may allow a local attacker with login privileges to exploit a specially crafted symbolic link during installation to modify permissions of directories for which they would not normally have authorization. \n\n*:Canon PIXUS iX6800 Series CUPS Printer Driver for macOS Version 16.91.0.0 or earlier (Japan)\n\nCanon PIXMA MG2500 Series and iX6800 Series CUPS Printer Driver for macOS Version 16.91.0.0 or earlier (US and Europe)","published":"2026-05-29T00:16:17.000Z","lastModified":"2026-07-21T12:10:00.000Z","status":"Awaiting Analysis","sourceIdentifier":"f98c90f0-e9bd-4fa7-911b-51993f3571fd","cvss":{"version":"4.0","score":5.1,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M"},"cwe":["CWE-59"],"affected":[],"epss":{"score":0.00123,"percentile":0.02048,"date":"2026-10-27","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 (0.12%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://canon.jp/support/support-info/260528-1vulnerability-response","source":"f98c90f0-e9bd-4fa7-911b-51993f3571fd"},{"url":"https://psirt.canon/advisory-information/cp2026-004/","source":"f98c90f0-e9bd-4fa7-911b-51993f3571fd"},{"url":"https://www.canon-europe.com/support/product-security/","source":"f98c90f0-e9bd-4fa7-911b-51993f3571fd"},{"url":"https://www.usa.canon.com/support/canon-product-advisories/CPA2026-004-Vulnerability-Remediation-for-My-Image-Garden-for-macOS-and-CUPS-Printer-Driver-for-macOS","source":"f98c90f0-e9bd-4fa7-911b-51993f3571fd"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6892","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."}