CVE-2023-24805Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Remote code execution via unsanitized beh job fields

Published May 17, 2023 · Updated Feb 13, 2025

Command injection in the beh backend in OpenPrinting cups-filters 2.0rc1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute code. The backend builds a shell command from unsanitized job user and title fields and passes it to system(), allowing shell metacharacters to alter execution. Exploitation requires a network-accessible printer queue configured with beh; injected commands run with the print server's service privileges.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability3.70%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in the beh backend in OpenPrinting cups-filters 2.0rc1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute code. The backend builds a shell command from unsanitized job user and title fields and passes it to system(), allowing shell metacharacters to alter execution. Exploitation requires a network-accessible printer queue configured with beh; injected commands run with the print server's service privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-24805
Published
May 17, 2023
Updated
Feb 13, 2025
Vendor
OpenPrinting
Product
cups-filters
Classifications
T1059.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 17, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=<= 2.0rc1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

OpenPrinting · cups-filtersversion=<= 2.0rc1

Published CVSS scores

8.8GitHubCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1059.004Unix Shell

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