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CVE-2023-27351

high CISA KEV

PaperCut NG/MF Improper Authentication Vulnerability

Vendor / product: PaperCut — NG/MF

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of PaperCut NG 22.0.5 (Build 63914). Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the SecurityRequestFilter class. The issue results from improper implementation of the authentication algorithm. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to bypass authentication on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-19226.

CVSS
7.5
7.5 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2023-04-20 16:15
Modified: 2026-10-01 19:17
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 2 days ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 07:07 UTC
Exploitation
Listed in CISA KEV
Added 2026-04-20 · due 2026-05-04
Known ransomware use: Known

Required action (CISA)

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Affected products

papercut / papercut_mf ≥15.0 <20.1.7, ≥21.0.0 <21.2.11, ≥22.0.0 <22.0.9
papercut / papercut_ng ≥15.0 <20.1.7, ≥21.0.0 <21.2.11, ≥22.0.0 <22.0.9

Weakness classification (CWE)

Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.

Mitigation & advisories

Vendor advisory: https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/PO-1216-and-PO-1219
Vendor advisory: https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/PO-1216-and-PO-1219

References

Data sources

CISA KEV — fetched 2026-10-27 06:50 UTC · record ↗
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 07:07 UTC · record ↗

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