A flaw was found in HPLIP (HP Linux Imaging and Printing Software). This vulnerability, an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-8631, may allow a remote attacker to escalate privileges or achieve arbitrary code execution. This can occur through an integer overflow in the hpcups processing path when handling specially crafted print data.

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To mitigate this vulnerability, consider restricting access to the printing services to trusted users and networks. If HPLIP is not required, removing the `hplip` package can eliminate the exposure. Note that removing `hplip` may affect printing functionality.

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Fri, 03 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0000

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Description A flaw was found in HPLIP (HP Linux Imaging and Printing Software). This vulnerability, an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-8631, may allow a remote attacker to escalate privileges or achieve arbitrary code execution. This can occur through an integer overflow in the hpcups processing path when handling specially crafted print data.
Title Hplip: incomplete fix for cve-2026-8631
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses CWE-190
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-03T07:39:33.740Z

Reserved: 2026-07-03T07:06:13.196Z

Link: CVE-2026-14544

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