---
id: CVE-2026-61702
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 2.4.20, copy_banner() in scheduler/ipp.c
  uses the attacker-controlled IPP attributes-natural-language value as a
  directory comp…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-22
vendor: OpenPrinting
product: cups
affected:
  - cups < 2.4.20
published: '2026-10-15'
updated: '2026-10-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T18:17:28.580'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61702'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/commit/08a8a277ce2a8948a1af33552247a1ac53b72df3
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/commit/6650428234616a97d3298e0e2d4419c62c1339d2
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/releases/tag/v2.4.20'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/security/advisories/GHSA-gq9p-4w7m-2f5g
    label: security-advisories@github.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-15T18:23:58.451Z'
---

## Overview

OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. Prior to 2.4.20, copy_banner() in scheduler/ipp.c uses the attacker-controlled IPP attributes-natural-language value as a directory component beneath DataDir/banners when processing a job-sheets banner. The job-sheets value must first match a registered banner basename, and the traversed path must contain a matching reachable basename; selecting an arbitrary target as demonstrated additionally requires pre-positioned path state such as a symlink with that basename. Subject to the scheduler's filesystem and sandbox access, path separators in the language value can escape the intended banner directory, make the root scheduler open the reachable file, and copy its bytes into a job-sheet spool object that a configured backend can deliver to an attacker-observable endpoint. This issue is fixed in version 2.4.20.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.