CRITICALCVSS 9.1Vulnerability

CVE-2026-82078

PaperCut NG/MF contains an unsafe reflection vulnerability that allows an attacker to manipulate system configuration parameters and execute arbitrary Java bytecode residing on the application classpath under the security context of the PaperCut server process. This vulnerability can be chained with CVE-2026-81578.

Properties

severity
CRITICAL
vulnerabilityName
PaperCut NG/MF Unsafe Reflection Vulnerability
product
NG/MF
cvss_severity
CRITICAL
cvss_score
9.1
epss_score
0.63532
dueDate
2026-09-14
retrieved_at
2026-10-14T08:32:14+00:00
requiredAction
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discon
dateAdded
2026-08-31
last_source
FIRST EPSS
score
9.1
cve_id
CVE-2026-82078
cvss_vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
signal_observed_at
2026-09-11T17:54:47+00:00
vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
vendorProject
PaperCut
published_at
2026-08-28T16:18:31.240
last_modified
2026-09-14T00:16:56.777
epss_percentile
0.992

Related Entities (12)

MENTIONED_IN (4)

→[Campaign]PaperCut MF Zero-Day Intrusion: Java Loader, Web Shell, and AdaptixC2 via CVE-2026-82078 and CVE-2026-81578
→[Campaign]GhostCode: Dissecting a Novel Device Code Phishing Kit
→[Campaign]Death by a Thousand PaperCuts: AI-Driven Exploitation at Scale
→[Campaign]Agents Gone Wild: An AI-Orchestrated Global Campaign Against PaperCut NG/MF

INVOLVES (1)

←[Signal]

AFFECTS_PRODUCT (2)

→[Product]
→[Product]

HAS_WEAKNESS (1)

→[Weakness]Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code ('Unsafe Reflection')

DESCRIBED_BY (1)

→[Source]NVD

ENRICHED_BY (1)

→[Source]FIRST EPSS

KNOWN_EXPLOITED (1)

→[Source]CISA KEV

DESCRIBES (1)

←[KEVEntry]PaperCut NG/MF Unsafe Reflection Vulnerability

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