CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedCUPS is vulnerable due to an argument injection flaw that allows remote attackers to craft malicious email recipient addresses, potentially influencing the behavior of the sendmail program. If exploited, this could lead to the execution of arbitrary commands with the privileges of the CUPS service user, depending on the configuration of the mail transfer agent and network exposure. Organizations using CUPS with email notifications enabled should prioritize addressing this vulnerability to mitigate potential risks.
Public Exploit Signal
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Original NVD Description
An argument injection flaw was found in CUPS. When email notification is configured, the CUPS scheduler accepts printer subscription requests that supply a mailto notify-recipient-uri. The mailto notifier passes the recipient address to the configured sendmail program without ensuring it cannot be interpreted as command-line options. A remote attacker who can reach the CUPS service could supply a crafted recipient value starting with "-" to influence sendmail behavior. Successful exploitation depends on the installed mail transfer agent and CUPS network exposure, and may lead to execution of attacker-controlled commands with the privileges of the CUPS service user.