A flaw was found in HPLIP (HP Linux Imaging and Printing Software). This vulnerability, an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-8631, may allow a remote attacker to escalate privileges or achieve arbitrary code execution. This can occur through an integer overflow in the hpcups processing path when handling specially crafted print data.
Attack Parameters
Attack Vector
Network
Can be exploited remotely
Attack Complexity
Low
Easy to exploit
Privileges Required
None
No privileges needed
User Interaction
None
No user interaction needed
Impact Assessment
Confidentiality
High
Complete data leak
Integrity
High
Complete data modification
Availability
High
Complete denial of service
CVSS Vector v3.1
Weakness Type (CWE)
References 5
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39976
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40831
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40894
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-14544
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2496772
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