{"id":"CVE-2025-61915","title":"OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems","summary":"OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. Prior to version 2.4.15, a user in the lpadmin group can use the cups web ui to change the config and insert a malicious line. Then the …","severity":"medium","cvss":6,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-124","CWE-129"],"vendor":"openprinting","product":"cups","affected":["cups < 2.4.15"],"patched":["cups 2.4.15"],"published":"2025-11-29","updated":"2026-10-07","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-07T20:10:01.970","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-61915","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/commit/db8d560262c22a21ee1e55dfd62fa98d9359bcb0","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/releases/tag/v2.4.15","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/security/advisories/GHSA-hxm8-vfpq-jrfc","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/11/27/5","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/security/advisories/GHSA-hxm8-vfpq-jrfc","label":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00462,"epssPercentile":0.38006,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-07T20:46:46.740Z","slug":"CVE-2025-61915","body":"## Overview\n\nOpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. Prior to version 2.4.15, a user in the lpadmin group can use the cups web ui to change the config and insert a malicious line. Then the cupsd process which runs as root will parse the new config and cause an out-of-bound write. This issue has been patched in version 2.4.15.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `cups < 2.4.15`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `cups 2.4.15`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":33,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":33,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}