Medium severity · published Oct 9, 2026
CVE-2026-107886
OpenPrinting CUPS before 2.4.20 contains a double-free in printer-class management
6.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
OpenPrinting CUPS before 2.4.20 contains a double-free in printer-class management. When CUPS-Add-Modify-Class replaces an existing class member list, add_class() frees pclass->printers without clearing the pointer. If subsequent validation fails, the class retains the dangling pointer; CUPS-Delete-Class subsequently frees the same allocation in cupsdDeletePrinter(). A client authorized to modify and delete classes can cause scheduler-wide denial of service. The default policy requires @SYSTEM privileges.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 15% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CU
CUPS · OpenPrinting
1.4.8 before 2.4.20 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-107886
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-107886
vendor-advisory
https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/security/advisories/GHSA-pwg4-pv39-8c22
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