Medium severity · published Aug 3, 2026
CVE-2026-8793
PaperCut NG/MF: Insufficient brute-force protection
6.9
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
PaperCut NG/MF does not properly restrict excessive authentication attempts within its login component. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform unrestricted brute-force or credential-stuffing attacks without triggering account lockout or rate-limiting mechanisms in some configurations.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 52% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PN
PaperCut NG/MF · PaperCut
before 26.0.3 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8793
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-8793
www.papercut.com
https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/papercut-ng-mf-security-bulletin-3-aug-2026/
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