CVE-2026-87876

NameCVE-2026-87876
DescriptionTwo case-insensitive comparisons on request-derived usernames outside the main authorization path in CUPS's scheduler (printer ACL validation and private-attribute filtering) could allow bypass of username-based access controls in certain configurations.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs1147521

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
cups (PTS)bookworm, bookworm (security)2.4.2-3+deb12u9vulnerable
trixie2.4.10-3+deb13u2vulnerable
trixie (security)2.4.10-3+deb13u1vulnerable
forky2.4.18-1vulnerable
sid2.4.20-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
cupssource(unstable)2.4.20-11147521

Notes

https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/security/advisories/GHSA-r8jp-q6fh-g5r2
Fixed by: https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/commit/88e67c00c130a45f3a1edf36686f7a0b2982fef8 (v2.4.20)

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