A potential security vulnerability has been identified in the HP Linux Imaging and Printing Software. This potential vulnerability may allow escalation of privileges and/or arbitrary code execution via an integer overflow in the hpcups processing path when handling crafted print data.
History

Wed, 20 May 2026 21:00:00 +0000

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Description A potential security vulnerability has been identified in the HP Linux Imaging and Printing Software. This potential vulnerability may allow escalation of privileges and/or arbitrary code execution via an integer overflow in the hpcups processing path when handling crafted print data.
Title HP Linux Imaging and Printing Software – Potential Escalation of Privilege and Arbitrary Code Execution
First Time appeared Hp Inc
Hp Inc hp Linux Imaging And Printing Software
Weaknesses CWE-122
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:hp_inc:hp_linux_imaging_and_printing_software:*:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Hp Inc
Hp Inc hp Linux Imaging And Printing Software
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hp

Published: 2026-05-20T20:11:14.070Z

Updated: 2026-05-21T03:55:54.231Z

Reserved: 2026-05-14T18:58:13.857Z

Link: CVE-2026-8631

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-20T21:16:18.090

Modified: 2026-05-20T21:16:18.090

Link: CVE-2026-8631

cve-icon Redhat

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