High severity · published May 5, 2026
CVE-2026-6180
PaperCut MF: Card truncation on HP readers
8.1
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A race condition exists in PaperCut MF when processing badge-swipe data from certain HP multifunction devices. Under specific network conditions involving dropped packets and out-of-order sequence counters, the server may incorrectly process fragmented data chunks. If a sequence reset notification fails to reach the server, the server may reject the initial data chunk while erroneously accepting subsequent chunks before a connection reset completes.
This leads to the registration of a truncated badge ID string. While this typically results in an authentication failure, the vulnerability is compounded in environments utilizing custom badge-ID post-processing scripts. In such configurations, the truncated string may be transformed into a valid ID belonging to a different user, leading to unauthorized session establishment (Incorrect User Login) on the device.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 27% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PM
PaperCut MF/NG · PaperCut
before 24.1.9; 25.0.2 before 25.0.10 · source: NVD
PN
PaperCut NG/MF · PaperCut
before 24.1.9; before 25.0.10 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6180
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6180
Vendor Advisory
https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/papercut-ng-mf-and-papercut-hive-security-bulletin-may-2026/
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