{"id":"CVE-2024-3037","aliases":["EUVD-2024-31645","GHSA-f4jg-5wj8-pr9p"],"status":"published","title":"Arbitrary File Deletion in PaperCut NG/MF Web Print","description":"An arbitrary file deletion vulnerability exists in PaperCut NG/MF, specifically affecting Windows servers with Web Print enabled. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must first obtain local login access to the Windows Server hosting PaperCut NG/MF and be capable of executing low-privilege code directly on the server. \n\nImportant: In most installations, this risk is mitigated by the default Windows Server configuration, which typically restricts local login access to Administrators only. However, this vulnerability could pose a risk to customers who allow non-administrative users to log in to the local console of the Windows environment hosting the PaperCut NG/MF application server.\n\nNote: This CVE has been split into two separate CVEs (CVE-2024-3037 and CVE-2024-8404) and it’s been rescored with a \"Privileges Required (PR)\" rating of low, and “Attack Complexity (AC)” rating of low, reflecting the worst-case scenario where an Administrator has granted local login access to standard users on the host server.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-12","score":0.004,"percentile":0.34735,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-552","CWE-59"],"published":"2024-05-14T00:12:37Z","modified":"2026-06-17T07:43:10Z","products":[{"vendor":"papercut","product":"papercut ng, papercut mf"},{"vendor":"papercut","product":"papercut_mf"},{"vendor":"papercut","product":"papercut_ng"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/Security-Bulletin-May-2024/","tags":["Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/security-bulletin-may-2024/","tags":["x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3037"},{"url":"https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/security-bulletin-may-2024"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f4jg-5wj8-pr9p"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2024-3037","title":"Arbitrary File Deletion in PaperCut NG/MF Web Print","description":"An arbitrary file deletion vulnerability exists in PaperCut NG/MF, specifically affecting Windows servers with Web Print enabled. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must first obtain local login access to the Windows Server hosting PaperCut NG/MF and be capable of executing low-privilege code directly on the server. \n\nImportant: In most installations, this risk is mitigated by the default Windows Server configuration, which typically restricts local login access to Administrators only. However, this vulnerability could pose a risk to customers who allow non-administrative users to log in to the local console of the Windows environment hosting the PaperCut NG/MF application server.\n\nNote: This CVE has been split into two separate CVEs (CVE-2024-3037 and CVE-2024-8404) and it’s been rescored with a \"Privileges Required (PR)\" rating of low, and “Attack Complexity (AC)” rating of low, reflecting the worst-case scenario where an Administrator has granted local login access to standard users on the host server.","status":"published","published":"2024-05-14T00:12:37.696Z","modified":"2024-10-07T20:27:00.841Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-59"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:34:10.613319Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2024-31645","description":"An arbitrary file deletion vulnerability exists in PaperCut NG/MF, specifically affecting Windows servers with Web Print enabled. 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However, this vulnerability could pose a risk to customers who allow non-administrative users to log in to the local console of the Windows environment hosting the PaperCut NG/MF application server.\n\nNote: This CVE has been split into two separate CVEs (CVE-2024-3037 and CVE-2024-8404) and it’s been rescored with a \"Privileges Required (PR)\" rating of low, and “Attack Complexity (AC)” rating of low, reflecting the worst-case scenario where an Administrator has granted local login access to standard users on the host server.","status":"published","published":"2024-05-14T00:12:37Z","modified":"2024-10-07T20:27:00Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-03T00:27:46.330731Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-f4jg-5wj8-pr9p","title":"An arbitrary file deletion vulnerability exists in PaperCut NG/MF that only affects Windows...","description":"An arbitrary file deletion vulnerability exists in PaperCut NG/MF that only affects Windows servers with Web Print enabled. 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However, this vulnerability could pose a risk to customers who allow non-administrative users to log in to the local console of the Windows environment hosting the PaperCut NG/MF application server.\n\nNote: This CVE has been split into two separate CVEs (CVE-2024-3037 and CVE-2024-8404) and it’s been rescored with a \"Privileges Required (PR)\" rating of low, and “Attack Complexity (AC)” rating of low, reflecting the worst-case scenario where an Administrator has granted local login access to standard users on the host server.","status":"published","published":"2024-05-14T15:39:48.66Z","modified":"2026-06-17T07:43:10.953Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-59","CWE-552"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:09:58.124007Z"}]}}