CVE-2017-15400

Insufficient restriction of IPP filters in CUPS in Google Chrome OS prior to 62.0.3202.74 allowed...

7.8 HighFix available

Insufficient restriction of IPP filters in CUPS in Google Chrome OS prior to 62.0.3202.74 allowed a remote attacker to execute a command with the same privileges as the cups daemon via a crafted PPD file, aka a printer zeroconfig CRLF issue.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.86%Up 0.3 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2017-15400
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-93
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2017-15400
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-6853 No score

Record: EUVD-2017-6853
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2m9r-8mxg-wqgx 7.8

Insufficient restriction of IPP filters in CUPS in Google Chrome OS prior to 62.0.3202.74 allowed...

Record: GHSA-2m9r-8mxg-wqgx
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-93
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.8

Record: CVE-2017-15400
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-15400 7.8

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15400
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-15400 7.8

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15400
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

google chrome os

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`cups` Debian:12	before 2.2.3-2	2.2.3-2
`cups` Debian:13	before 2.2.3-2	2.2.3-2
`cups` Debian:14	before 2.2.3-2	2.2.3-2
`cups` Debian:9	before 2.2.1-8+deb9u2, plus listed versions 2.2.1-82.2.1-8+deb9u12.2.1-8+deb9u1~bpo8+1	2.2.1-8+deb9u2

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	affected
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-15400 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Chrome Os, published February 7, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.86%, the 58th percentile. Fixed in cups 2.2.3-2.