{"id":"CVE-2024-8404","aliases":["EUVD-2024-49151","GHSA-9cxr-86mw-8jw2"],"status":"published","title":"Arbitrary File Deletion in PaperCut NG/MF Web Print Hot folder","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 via the web-print-hot-folder. \n\nImportant: In most installations, this risk is mitigated by the default Windows Server configuration, which restricts local login access to Administrators only. However, this vulnerability could pose a risk to customers who allow non-administrative users to log into the local console of the Windows environment hosting the PaperCut NG/MF application server.\n\nUpdate:\n\nThis CVE has been updated in May 2025 to update the fixed version and fix process. 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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 via the web-print-hot-folder. \n\nImportant: In most installations, this risk is mitigated by the default Windows Server configuration, which restricts local login access to Administrators only. However, this vulnerability could pose a risk to customers who allow non-administrative users to log into the local console of the Windows environment hosting the PaperCut NG/MF application server.\n\nUpdate:\n\nThis CVE has been updated in May 2025 to update the fixed version and fix process. 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However, this vulnerability could pose a risk to customers who allow non-administrative users to log into the local console of the Windows environment hosting the PaperCut NG/MF application server.\n\nUpdate:\n\nThis CVE has been updated in May 2025 to update the fixed version and fix process. Please refer to the May 2025 Security Bulletin.\n\nNote: \n\nThis CVE has been split from CVE-2024-3037.","status":"published","published":"2024-09-26T01:42:49Z","modified":"2025-05-13T01:39:33Z","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":"2026-11-02T20:32:48.910403Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-9cxr-86mw-8jw2","title":"An arbitrary file deletion vulnerability exists in PaperCut NG/MF, specifically affecting Windows...","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 via the web-print-hot-folder. \n\nImportant: In most installations, this risk is mitigated by the default Windows Server configuration, which restricts local login access to Administrators only. 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