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CVE-2026-82077

An improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory (path traversal) vulnerability in the Scan-to-Fax component of PaperCut NG and PaperCut MF allows an authenticated administrator to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying host via…

HIGH 7.3EPSS 0.84%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.84%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

An improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory (path traversal) vulnerability in the Scan-to-Fax component of PaperCut NG and PaperCut MF allows an authenticated administrator to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying host via crafted fax provider settings.

CVSS 4.0
7.3 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
EPSS
0.84% probability · 58th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-22, CWE-78
Source
eb41dac7-0af8-4f84-9f6d-0272772514f4
EPSS trend
0%3%5%24 September 2026: 0.74%26 October 2026: 0.84%24 September 202626 October 2026

EPSS moved from 0.7% on 24 September 2026 to 0.8% on 26 October 2026.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.