CVE-2026-61702

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.42% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 36.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-28.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-10-15 17:12Z13 DAYS AGO

Last updated

2026-10-28 20:12Z20 HR AGO

Reserved

2026-07-10

Assigning CNA

GitHub_M

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.3)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

8f028d463b4853968da47a22b7d90b281953b158ca78b0cab5fbbe221aaad483

• github.comhttps://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/security/advisories/GHSA-gq9p-4w7m-2f5gx_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/commit/08a8a277ce2a8948a1af33552247a1ac53b72df3x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/commit/6650428234616a97d3298e0e2d4419c62c1339d2x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/releases/tag/v2.4.20x_refsource_MISC