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This can lead to local privilege escalation.\n\nNote: \n\nThis CVE has been split into two (CVE-2024-4712 and CVE-2024-8405) 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 network 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":"2026-11-10","score":0.00409,"percentile":0.35488,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-59","CWE-77"],"published":"2024-05-14T00:13:47Z","modified":"2026-06-17T08:02:27Z","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-2024-4712"},{"url":"https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/security-bulletin-may-2024"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j448-jqj7-gh7x"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2024-4712","title":"Arbitrary File Creation in PaperCut NG/MF Web Print Image Handler","description":"An arbitrary file creation vulnerability exists in PaperCut NG/MF that only affects Windows servers with Web Print enabled. This specific flaw exists within the image-handler process, which can incorrectly create files that don’t exist when a maliciously formed payload is provided. 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