# CVE-2026-41079: OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. Prior to 2.4.17…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-41079-openprinting-cups-is-an-open-source-printing-system-for-linux-and  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-04-24  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-41079 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4.3 · Published 2026-04-24

OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. Prior to 2.4.17, a network-adjacent attacker can send a crafted SNMP response to the CUPS SNMP backend that causes an out-of-bounds read of up to 176 bytes past a stack buffer. The leaked memory is converted from UTF-16 to UTF-8 and stored as printer supply description strings, which are subsequently visible to authenticated users via IPP Get-Printer-Attributes responses and the CUPS web interface. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.4.17.

Technologies: [OpenPrinting Cups](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/cups). Vendors: [OpenPrinting](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/openprinting).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-41079 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-41079 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-41079?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.3, published 24 April 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** OpenPrinting Cups. The advisory does not name versions.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-41079?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-41079?** Check whether you run OpenPrinting Cups. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- OpenPrinting Cups

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